ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - D - THE LEOPARD (Panthera pardus)

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(12-30-2019, 08:54 AM)Styx38 Wrote: There seem to be some recent cases of Leopards killing humans, especially in India.


"Fatal encounter

November 27: Woman (45) killed in sugarcane field at Nawada village close to Nagina Dehat police station

December 17: Five-year-old Chetan of Prempuri village in Najibabad area killed and a child injured

December 19: Leopard mauls to death Chaman (23) at Alam Saray village

December 25: Shanu (16) falls prey to leopard attack at Asgarpur village

December 26: Shafiq killed by leopard


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/farm-labourer-fifth-victim-of-leopard-attack/articleshow/72985690.cms

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Teenager mauled to death by a leopard in J-K's Kathua
      

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PTI, Jammu,

• NOV 12 2019, 13:45PM IST
   
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"An 18-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday.
Paroshotam Kumar was attacked and killed by the wild animal while returning to his residence in Makwal village in Ramkote area late on Monday, a police official said.

He said the victim's mutilated body was recovered from the bushes and handed over to his family for last rites after completion of legal formalities.
The incident has caused panic among local residents who took to the streets on Tuesday morning along with the victim's body and blocked the main road to protest against the wildlife department.
Senior police and civil officers rushed to the area and were persuading the protesters to disperse, assuring necessary measures to prevent such an incident from occurring in the future, the official said.
The leopard remains untraced and is believed to have fled back into the forest, he said."

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/teenager-mauled-to-death-by-a-leopard-in-j-ks-kathua-775572.html

 
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Person killed by leopard in broad daylight in Karsog's Pangana Mandi News
Publish Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 04:17 PM (IST)A sheep leopard was killed in a leopard attack at Pangana in Karsog subdivision of Man Killed By Leopard District Mandi. This incident is being reported from Panayadu village in Pangana. ...

"Mandi, jnn. Sheep keeper was killed in a leopard attack at Pangana in Karsog subdivision of District Mandi. This incident is being reported from Panayadu village in Pangana. The person went towards the forest carrying the cattle, during which suddenly the leopard attacked him. It is being told that the person was alone at the time of the attack and the leopard bled him badly, Ram Singh resident Panayadu died on the spot.

Hearing the sound of shouting, people nearby and another man who brought cattle with him, reached the spot and rescued him from the clutches of the leopard, but by then he had died. The police and forest department team reached the spot and started investigating the case. Statements have also been taken in the case of local people."

https://www.jagran.com/himachal-pradesh/...43749.html

Albeit distressing, it's not too surprising, given that India is much more densely populated by humans than Africa. Both India and Africa have populations of over 1.3 billion, with the latter's population catching up with that of the former, but India's area is about 3.287 million km², whereas Africa's is about 30.37 million km², so imagine, with an area about one-tenth that of Africa, India has slightly more people! What that has meant for the Indian leopard is that urban areas have expanded, and natural habitats have diminished, forcing leopards to coexist with humans, even if that means preying on them or domestic livestock for survival, and likewise for other animals, including the tiger: https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2016...icon-city/ Reply