Wild leopard savages man in India

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Wild leopard savages man in India

Catherine Hardy

 

 

A man has been seriously injured during attempts to corner a wild leopard in India.

 

Locals and wildlife authorities tried to trap the animal after it strayed into a residential area of a town in West Bengal.

 

The injured man is being treated in hospital.

 

 

Struggles

 

Video footage shows a group of men struggling to trap the animal with a net in the town of Raiganj.

It breaks free and runs off.

 

Dangerous strays

 

Wild animals like leopards, panthers and elephants often cause damage in villages bordering forest areas as they often stray into inhabited areas in search of food.

 

Lives have reportedly been lost.

 

Commentators say the increasing population has depleted the habitat of wild animals, forcing them to stray into human settlements.
 

What they are saying
 

“Many efforts were made to capture a leopard which entered the residential area, but it gave us the slip. One man got injured. As of now, we don’t know if we can recapture it as we don’t know its whereabouts,” – Sumit Nandi, a volunteer with animal rights organisation, “People for Animals”.

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2017-01-03

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

Looks like multiple contenders for the coveted Darwin awards 

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

bordering forest areas as they often stray into inhabited areas in search of food.

 

Lives have reportedly been lost.

Yes the uninhabited areas of years gone by. It was the leopards territory long before man arrived to rape the land and forest. Yes lives have been lost mostly leopards I would presume. Man by nature is a hostile beast very territorial. 

[soc]

The more l have to do with people,

The more l like cats,

Or in this case a Leopard(a big cat).

[Chongalulu]

You'd think these idiots would learn from other instances of cornering leopards. They are lightning quick and you may as well have a fight with a chainsaw .

[ivan96822]

Sad day for his family...

[ivan96822]

...Sad day for his country...

[ivan96822]

...Sad day for his world.

[elgordo38]

2 hours ago, nchuckle said:

You'd think these idiots would learn from other instances of cornering leopards. They are lightning quick and you may as well have a fight with a chainsaw .

Good one. Sometimes I go beyond pushing the like button. I like to get more personal. 

[elgordo38]

On 1/4/2017 at 4:08 AM, soc said:

The more l have to do with people,

The more l like cats,

Or in this case a Leopard(a big cat).

Funny that thought had crossed my mind as well. Carry on McDuff.

[worgeordie]

Was watching the BBC documentary, Planet Earth 11, Cities, about animals living in cities, and it showed Leopards in the middle of a big city, cannot remember if Bombay or Calcutta, the cameraman had a night vision camera, and was filming the Leopards catching feral pigs, built up areas all around.

regards Worgeordie

[overherebc]

5 hours ago, ivan96822 said:

...Sad day for his world.

 

Even worse day and future for the leopard.

[up-country_sinclair]

This guy is an idiot and he's lucky he's still breathing.

[thaibeachlovers]

If the human race keeps overbreeding itself, there will come a time when there is no room for any other animal to exist outside of zoos.

Unfortunately, no one that could make a difference seems to care. Even China wants women to breed more children ( not having much success so far though, thank the deity ).

[thaibeachlovers]

10 hours ago, up-country_sinclair said:

This guy is an idiot and he's lucky he's still breathing.

He's not alone. Every time I drive on a public road I see idiots that not only try to kill/ injure themselves, but others as well.

[boomerangutang]

11 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If the human race keeps overbreeding itself, there will come a time when there is no room for any other animal to exist outside of zoos.

Unfortunately, no one that could make a difference seems to care. Even China wants women to breed more children ( not having much success so far though, thank the deity ).

 

Let me clarify your statement, if you don't mind, "....no room for any other animal to exist outside of zoos, except dogs, chickens, rats, geckos, and a few cats."

 

on a personal note:  I'm actually losing money monthly because of dog problems in Thailand.  I have a few parcels for sale and a few small houses for rent.  The biggest problem for renting or unloading properties (for me) in Thailand is: PACKS OF DOGS. 

 

if ever there was proof to the expression, "Gone to the Dogs," it applies in Thailand.  Thais should not be allowed more than 1 dog per household.  Every square meter of Thailand has dog barking problems.  

Edited January 6, 2017 by boomerangutang

[thaibeachlovers]

1 minute ago, boomerangutang said:

 

Let me clarify your statement, if you don't mind, "....no room for any other animal to exist outside of zoos, except dogs, chickens, rats, geckos, and a few cats."

Hmmm, you left out cockroaches too, of which it is said will be the only living creature when all else have become extinct ( or something like that ) .

 

I see more of a Blade runner environment where live animals are only to be found in zoos, as every other animal has been exterminated or eaten ( except insects ). Even people will have to eat seaweed as all the fish will have died from pollution.

[boomerangutang]

Blade Runner .....one of my all-time fave movies.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, boomerangutang said:

Blade Runner .....one of my all-time fave movies.

Probably one of the greatest movies ever made too.

Every school child should see it for the message about the disaster mankind perpetrates on the planet.