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Hunt for elusive leopard continues at Pune airport; probe on in Daund baby death case

India, May 3 -- While there are signs confirming the presence of a leopard on the premises of Pune Airport in Lohegaon, the animal continues to evade capture five days into the launch of search operat... Read More


Pune forest dept starts registration for waterhole census

India, May 3 -- The wildlife wing of the Pune forest department has started registration for volunteers for the upcoming annual waterhole census in the district. The census will be held on the night o... Read More


11-month-old boy allegedly dies in leopard attack in Daund

India, May 1 -- Anvit Bhise - the 11-month-old baby boy of a shepherd family temporarily residing at a farm in Dahithane village of Daund tehsil in Pune - died in a leopard attack, the family has clai... Read More


No immediate respite from heat: IMD forecast

India, April 30 -- Pune is experiencing one of its hottest summers in recent memory, with average daytime temperatures surging significantly. According to data from the India Meteorological Department... Read More


Hours later, search operation still going on for leopard

India, April 30 -- A leopard sighting near Pune Airport in Lohegaon on Monday triggered an extensive search operation, which has continued for over 18 hours without success. The forest department, in ... Read More


Rohida Fort gets state-protected monument tag

India, April 29 -- The Maharashtra government on April 28 declared Rohida Fort, located in Bhor tehsil of Pune district, as a state protected monument. The decision came six months after the state tou... Read More


Leopard sighting near Pune Airport triggers panic

India, April 29 -- Panic spread after a leopard was reportedly spotted near the runway of Pune Airport in Lohegaon late at night on Monday. A video showing the wild animal walking along the runway wen... Read More


Pune: Citizens' movement against RFD gains momentum amid PMC, PCMC talks of revising plan

India, April 28 -- Opposition to the Riverfront Development (RFD) project in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad has gained fresh momentum, with Sunday's large public protest at Shahid Kamthe Garden, Pimple Nil... Read More


NGT asks authorities to submit report on visitors' policy ahead of fireflies festival

India, April 27 -- Ahead of the fireflies' festival to be held between May 17 to June 22, at various locations in Maharashtra, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) instructed the Maharashtra Forest Depar... Read More


82-year-old woman dies in leopard attack in Shirur

India, April 26 -- In the first human death due to a leopard attack reported this year, an 82-year-old woman died in a leopard attack in Shirur tehsil in Pune. Confirming the development, forest offic... Read More