Nashik: The Nashik forest department on Thursday morning rescued a five-year-old male leopard from Navle Mala in the Pathardi area on the outskirts of Nashik city.The forest department had set up two cages in Pathardi as a leopard had been spotted frequently in the last 10 days. On Thursday, a male leopard was trapped in one of the cages. The forest department teams rushed to the spot.Forest officials said they have conducted a medical checkup on the big cat, and the animal is medically fit.Last week, two leopards — a male and female — strayed into two different localities situated in Nashik city on the same day, November 17.A forest department team had tranquillized both the leopards and rescued them in separate incidents. The leopards had strayed into the city in search of prey and had lost their way to return to forest areas.On October 12, the Nashik forest department rescued a four-year-old female leopard from Villohi village on the outskirts of Nashik city in the early hours. Around 14 leopards have been rescued in various parts of the district during the last four months.We also published the following articles recentlyLeopard couple looking for prey stray into Nashik, rescued from two areasA male and female leopard, presumed to be a couple, strayed into different localities in Nashik city. The first incident occurred in Savatanagar area, while the second incident was in Govindnagar, about 4km away. This simultaneous straying of two big cats into the city is unprecedented. The leopards likely entered the city in search of prey but got off track on their way back to the forest. The female leopard was rescued from Savatanagar, while the male leopard was rescued from the Ashoka Pride gated community housing society in Govindnagar.Leopard terror in Bijnors villagesThe link roads of Shahpur Jamal village in Uttar Pradeshs Bijnor district used to be eerily quiet as dusk turned into darkness, but now they echo with the shrill sounds of plastic horns almost every evening as schoolchildren and teachers head home past the dense sugarcane fields. The local people have reason to be scared 17 have lost their lives and more than 50 have been injured in leopard attacks in the region in just the past eight months.Farmer injured in leopard attack in Haryanas Yamunanagar, animal shortly diesA farmer in Ibrahimpur village, Yamunanagar district, was attacked by a leopard while working in his agriculture fields. The injured farmer, Nawab, suffered multiple injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The wildlife department rescued a 13-month-old female leopard, but it died due to illness. The farmers condition is currently unknown, as the police have not received official information. Villagers, however, have reported that he is fine.

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