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Leopard safely captured at Pune airport after months-long operation

India, Dec. 13 -- An adult male leopard, who had been giving the slip to authorities to frequently roam in the Pune airport area since April, was finally captured on Friday following an intensive eigh... Read More


Saving Tapovan: NGT halts tree felling in Nashik till Jan 15

PUNE, Dec. 13 -- In a relief to protesting citizens and green warriors, the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) Western Bench on Friday ordered a halt on the tree cutting enterprise in Tapovan, Nashik, un... Read More


NGT halts tree felling in Nashik till January 15

PUNE, Dec. 13 -- After protests by citizens and environment activists, the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) Western Bench on Friday ordered a halt on tree cutting in Tapovan, Nashik, until January 15, ... Read More


Leopard tranquilised, rescued from tunnel on Pune airport premises: Officials

India, Dec. 12 -- A male adult leopard, frequently sighted in the Pune Airport area since April 2025, was successfully tranquilised and captured safely on Friday, forest officials said. The multi-age... Read More


NGT seeks detailed report on tree cutting, compensatory plantation by PMC

India, Dec. 11 -- The Western Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to submit a comprehensive report on all tree-cutting permissions issued and c... Read More


Maharashtra may release goats in forests to curb leopard attacks; minister says tagged animals already deployed in Pune

India, Dec. 11 -- In an unusual attempt to reduce rising leopard attacks and prevent the big cats from straying into villages, Maharashtra forest minister Ganesh Naik on Tuesday said that the departme... Read More


50-year-old woman injured in leopard attack near Wagholi

India, Dec. 10 -- A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured in a leopard attack early Tuesday near Kolashet Vasti in Ashtapur, Haveli taluka, triggering panic among residents and renewed concerns over... Read More


After 500 km journey, 3-yr-old male tiger now untraceable

Pune, Dec. 8 -- A three-year-old male tiger that reportedly travelled nearly 500 kilometres from Yavatmal to Solapur has now gone missing. Forest officials confirmed there have been no sightings or li... Read More


Officials link leopard sightings in Pune to poor waste management

India, Dec. 7 -- A series of recent leopard sightings across Pune has prompted forest officials and environmentalists to call for urgent improvements in the city's waste management system. They say po... Read More


Three leopards captured in past 24 hours in Shirur tehsil

India, Dec. 5 -- Three leopards have been captured in the last 24 hours by forest officials in Shirur tehsil. Of the three: one was captured from the Ranjangaon Maharashtra Industrial Development Corp... Read More