Search continues for elusive leopards

Combing operation going on in Hubballi, Kavalageri village

Forest officials have continued the search for the elusive leopard in the vicinity of Nrupatunga Hills in Hubballi. Also, they have intensified the search in Kavalageri village near Dharwad, where a pair of leopards were reportedly sighted on Wednesday.

While the teams involved in the search operations have found pug marks and evidence of the movement of the wild cat, they have not been able to capture the leopards that have strayed into areas of human habitation.

On Thursday, while the forest officials continued their combing operation in the vicinity of Nruptaunga Hills in Hubballi, a few other teams began combing operation in Kavalageri village in the sugarcane fields where the leopards were last sighted.