Search continues for leopard near Avinashi
The Hindu
Pappankulam residents alerted to report any sighting of the carnivore
The search operation by the Forest Department to locate and capture the leopard, which attacked two residents and one anti-poaching watcher near Avinashi in Tiruppur district, continued for the second day on Tuesday as efforts to tranquillise the animal were carried out.
According to the officials present in the field, Field Director of Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) S. Ramasubramanian visited Pappankulam village in Avinashi taluk on Tuesday morning to review the operation. He was accompanied by ATR Deputy Director (Udumalpet) S.N. Thejasvi.
Around 100 personnel from the Forest Department, including Assistant Conservators of Forest M. Krishnasamy and K. Ganeshram and forest range officers from Tiruppur district, were at the location where the leopard attack took place on Monday.
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