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Leopard Prowling on Lucknow Streets Caught

Leopard Prowling on Lucknow Streets Caught

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NEW DELHI, Dec 28: The nightmare for the residents of Lucknow is over. A leopard that was prowling on the streets of Uttar Pradesh’s capital city for the last three days has finally been caught by the state forest department.

According to reports, the residents of Lucknow got panicky after it was revealed that a leopard was prowling on the city streets even in the crowded lanes. For the past three days, several localities in the city have been reeling under the fear of the wild cat.

It’s been reported that the wild animal injured seven people and killed a stray dog in the city before being captured by the forest officials. The leopard’s sighting prompted people to stay shut in their homes as the forest department appealed people to stay calm and keep young children and pets away from open spaces.

Ever since the leopard was spotted for the first time, there was considerable panic amongst the locals. The situation also gave rise to many rumours. To catch the leopard, the forest department and state police planted many traps and also stationed patrol teams across the city. The leopard even once got caught in a net laid by the authorities but it tore through it and escaped.

Finally the leopard was finally caught on Tuesday morning, much to the relief of Lucknow residents and the forest department that was also concerned about the safety of the endangered animal.

In recent years, there have been many instances of wild animals being spotted in residential areas. This year itself a leopard was spotted near the  Najafgarh area in Delhi and Chandimandir Cantonment area in Haryana. Wildlife experts believe that this could be caused by increasing urbanization and encroachment of forest areas by the humans forcing the animals out of their habitats.

(Manas Dasgupta)

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