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A leopard attacks a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara on the outskirts of Siliguri on Tuesday, July 19.
Diptendu Dutta / AFP - Getty Images
A leopard is tranquilized after attacking forest guards at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara on the outskirts of Siliguri on Tuesday. Six people were mauled by the leopard after the feline strayed into the village area before it was caught by forestry department officials.
According to AFP, six people were mauled by the leopard after the feline strayed into the Prakash Nagar village area before it was caught by forestry department officials. Forest officials made several attempt to tranquilize the full grown leopard that was wandering through a densely populated area when curious crowds startled the animal, a wildlife official said.
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I wonder what can be down for this feline now? Now that is has the taste of human blood, we are pretty much defenseless without weapons?
It mauled the members after being startled and feeling cornered. They should have no problems from it if they relocate it far enough away.
Animal against man, man against animal, animal against animal, man against man, so who sees a problem with this situation?
that kitty was tired of running for food so it decided to go for the slow meal ahah
Great to read that this beautiful leopard was tranquilized and not killed.
Read again.. it died that evening from its injuries.
It certainly wasn't the animal's fault, but ours! We have continuously destroyed it's natural habitat for years now and have made it difficult for the leopard, as well as other animals, to follow their natural trails that they have used for years, by building roads and highways. The animals, especially the leopard who is elusive by nature, to cross these human made obstacles which only diminishes the land that they can hunt from. It should come as no surprise then that these animals will venture into villages and when they do most times they are terrorized by the inhabitants of the village and then shot. It's a sad situation!!!