One leopard captured while another injured in accident in Hunsur

Hunsur: In two separate incidents a leopard preying on livestock was captured in a cage on Friday, December 20, while another was injured in a car accident in Hunsur taluk on the previous night.

A 9-year-old leopard, responsible for killing livestock in and around Gavadagere, was trapped in a cage by the Forest Department on Sannaswamy Nayak’s farmland.

In a separate incident on December 19, a leopard crossing the Mysuru-Hunsur highway near Ankanahalli Gate was hit by a car, leaving it injured.

The leopard lay on the road briefly before retreating into a nearby field.

The captured leopard will be released into the Nagarahole Reserve at Metikuppe, confirmed RFO Nandakumar.

Discussions are also underway to implant a microchip in the leopard to track its movements, said Hunsur DCF Mohammad Payyaz Uddin.