India News | Odisha: Leopard Shifted to Sambalpur Wildlife Rescue Centre After Mauling Incidents
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A leopard, which was caged for mauling to death two persons in Odisha's Nuapada district, has been translocated to Sambalpur Wildlife Rescue Centre for observation and treatment, a forest official said on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (PTI) A leopard, which was caged for mauling to death two persons in Odisha's Nuapada district, has been translocated to Sambalpur Wildlife Rescue Centre for observation and treatment, a forest official said on Wednesday.
A special team of forest personnel from Sambalpur brought the leopard from Nuapada by road on Tuesday night, said Anshu Pragyan Das, DFO (Wildlife), Hirakud.
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“A dedicated team has been engaged to look after the animal,” the divisional forest officer said.
The leopard was captured in a cage on November 4 when it entered a house in Kodapali village on the outskirts of Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada.
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It has mauled to death a minor boy and a woman in the district in the past 10 days, officials said.
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