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Leopard Attacks Livestock in Anthiyur: Forest Department Intensifies Efforts to Trap Big Cat!
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News18•02-10-2026, 10:44
Leopard Attacks Livestock in Anthiyur: Forest Department Intensifies Efforts to Trap Big Cat!
- •Leopards are preying on livestock in the border areas of Salem and Erode districts.
- •In Anthiyur, a leopard has killed over 20 goats and dogs in the past 20 days.
- •Forest department has placed 4 cages and is actively monitoring to catch the leopard.
- •Villagers are fearful of going out at night due to the leopard's nocturnal hunts.
- •Cameras are installed to track the leopard's movements, and night patrols are being conducted.
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Forest department officials have placed four cages in areas like Kittampatti and the foothills using meat as bait. Additionally, they are installing cameras to track footprints and monitor movements, while a team of forest range officers and guards conducts active night patrols.
In the past 20 days, the leopard that entered the Anthiyur area has bitten and carried away more than 20 goats and dogs, killing them. It typically hunts goats, calves, and domestic chickens kept in pens at night.
Leopards emerging from the forest have been hunting livestock in the border areas of Salem and Erode districts, specifically focusing on foothill villages like Mettur, Kolathur, Poolampatti, Ammapettai, and Bargur, alongside public reports in Anthiyur.
