Vigil against leopard continues in Nrupatunga Hills

One animal that was captured near Dharwad let into forest

Although one leopard has been captured near Dharwad and let into the forest already, the forest authorities continue to keep vigil in the vicinity of Nrupatunga Hills in Hubballi as it is not clear yet whether it is the same animal that was sighted in Dharwad or a different one.

A five-year-old male leopard which had strayed into the sugarcane field at Kavalgeri, seven kilometres from Dharwad six days ago, was finally captured on Sunday. And, it has been subsequently let into the forest. The leopard, which kept forest personnel on their toes, had given sleepless nights to residents of Kavalgeri and surrounding villages.

As the presence of the leopard at Kavalageri was confirmed, the forest authorities had intensified the search operation with the deployment of additional teams from neighbouring districts comprising experts, while also setting up several traps. Ultimately, the wild cat entered one such trap and was captured.