Overview
- Rescuers sedated and caged a leopard late Thursday from a shuttered shop near Jaipur’s Chandpol after hours of tracking through congested lanes.
- Separate Jaipur operation recovered a young male cub from a well in Rundal Naka, Achrol, with veterinarians shifting it to Nahargarh Biological Park for observation.
- Pune Forest Department rejected viral claims that citizens were told to carry weapons and cautioned against fake or AI‑edited leopard videos circulating online.
- In Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich, a man entered a trap set for a leopard and was freed after about two hours, with officials noting the cage was deployed after a fatal attack on a 55‑year‑old woman.
- Forest officials and experts report a spike in Jaipur-area incursions linked to pressure from nearby Nahargarh and Jhalana ranges, with the chief wildlife warden citing growing leopard numbers, including more than 40 in Nahargarh.