Leopards

Coronavirus lockdown fails to keep people of Assam from leaving homes to kill leopards; four big cats slaughtered in April

Leopards fall under IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and included in Appendix I of CITES.

Time for ‘Project Leopard’ in India? Report on poaching in Uttarakhand points to officials’ connivance, raises alarm

On 22 March, 2018, a Dehradun forest division team seized meat, bones and leopard skin near Haripur Kalan, a village on the boundaries of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve.

On the trail of the grey ghost: Stalking the elusive snow leopard in the hills of Kyrgyzstan

One region where researchers are on a quest to unravel the secretive ways of the snow leopard is the Shamshy wildlife sanctuary which is a three hours' drive south-east from the capital Bishkek.

Corbett Tiger Reserve: Authorities issue shoot-at-sight order to thwart poachers

The Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) on Tuesday issued shoot-at-sight orders against poachers to prevent killing of Tigers in the reserve.

Poaching at all-time high, but tiger numbers still rose in 2016

Its not been a great year for wildlife. More tigers and leopards were poached in 2016 than in any year of the previous decade, pangolins were killed in the hundreds while thousands of marine animals perished — this, due to the debilitating effect of climate change. Yet, the good news is that the number of tigers still rose.

Wildlife photographer Nayan Khanolkar: 'Ignore nature, and you'll have to pay a price'

Mumbai-based wildlife photographer Nayan Khanolkar was one of the winners of the prestigious Wildlife Photography Awards. He tells us how he got the picture of the leopard, that won him the prize.

Humans vs Predator: Leopards are in conflict with residents in Bengaluru and are paying the price

In Bengaluru alone, four leopards were run over and killed by speeding vehicles over the past four years. Across Karnataka state, around 25 leopards were run over in the same period.

Back off! 70-year-old fights off two leopards with just his walking stick

In a completely wow situation, reports have emerged that a 70-year-old man fought off two leopards with just his walking stick!

Leopards not stray or conflict animals, reside along with human beings, find researchers

A number of cases of man-animal conflict involving leopards, hit by habitat loss, have been reported from all over the country.

Now, accidents rival poaching as key threat to leopards in India

Figures from Karnataka show that for every three leopards poached, two come under vehicular traffic. And few of these killer roads pass through sanctuaries or national parks.