The grim event unfolded when the zoo administration arrived to feed the tigers and found the man's body within the tigers' enclosure. The circumstances surrounding how the man and his body ended up in the zoo remain unclear at this time.
After getting information, the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with senior officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Department rushed to the spot. Meanwhile, the search is on to capture the leopard, the Range Officer said.
Seeing it struggling, the sarpanch informed the matter to the wildlife department. The wildlife department reached the spot and rescued the injured Leopard.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 25 (ANI): Authorities of the Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife department have made arrangements for food for the endangered Kashmiri stag or deer which is locally known as "Hangul" in the Dachigam National Park following a snowfall in the region.
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 16 (ANI): A leopard was found dead in a forest area in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, said officials of the Wildlife Department.
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Territory government, Department of Forests and Wildlife and others to decide a representation addressed to the Chief Wildlife Warden for the protection of Wildlife inside Sanjay Van Forest, Delhi.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 1 (ANI): The Maharashtra wildlife department on Friday rescued a leopard cub from the Aarey colony in Goregaon, Mumbai.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The carcasses of five dolphins and 31 sea turtles had been found along the western coast of Sri Lanka after the burning of X-Press Pearl cargo ship in the seas off the Colombo Port, Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife Conservation said.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 9 (ANI): Authorities of the Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife department have made arrangements for food for the endangered Kashmiri stag, locally known as "Hangul" in the Dachigam National Park.
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], September 5 (ANI): An 8-feet long crocodile was rescued from Manjalpur area in Gujarat's Vadodara district by the Wildlife Department on Friday.