A leopard that had scared people in Hyderabad for several days has finally been caught. The wild animal was trapped in a special cage at Manchirevula Eco Trek Park, near Gandipet in Rangareddy district.
People living in Gandipet, Moinabad, and Sheikhpet Mandal had seen the leopard many times and were very worried. The Forest Department used eight cameras and four cages to find and trap the animal.
The leopard was first seen on July 21 inside the Greyhounds training campus. After that, it was spotted in different places, including the Ibrahim Bagh Military Area near Golconda Fort, Chilkur, Narsingi, and near the DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI).
After catching the leopard, officials moved it to the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad. There, it will go through medical checkups before deciding whether to release it back into the forest.
This is the second big leopard capture in the area this year. In April, another leopard was caught at the ICRISAT campus in Patancheru.
Locals are now feeling safer, and forest officials are reminding people to stay alert and report any wild animal sightings. The incident shows the need for proper animal tracking near cities.
Earlier, CCTV footage showed the leopard near Hyderabad’s historic Golconda region, which caused fear. Police and forest teams quickly took action. Some people even saw the leopard heading toward the Musi River forest area, where it could have found shelter.
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