Three-year-old girl killed in leopard attack in Nashik, India - 6th such death for district in 14 months — Earth Changes

A three-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in a village in the Igatpuri tehsil of Nashik district.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening when the child was outside her home at the Kananwadi village, towards Bhandardara, in Igatpuri.

The child received serious injuries on her neck and died while undergoing treatment at the Nashik district civil hospital on Wednesday.

Initially, she was taken to nearby rural hospital and, thereafter, shifted to the Nashik district civil hospital here where she died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment.

According to the forest officials, the girl and mother were just outside their home which is on the outskirts of the village. A leopard suddenly pounced on the girl and dragged her a few metres away. Her father and mother started shouting as they saw a leopard dragging the child.

Villagers who were in the vicinity soon gathered there. The leopard, meanwhile, escaped towards the forest area.

The incident has sparked panic in the area. The forest officials said they are in the process of putting up a cage to trap the leopard.

Since April last year, six persons have been killed in separate incidents of leopard attacks in the district. There have been many cases leopards being spotted in Nashik, Niphad, Sinnar and Igatpuri talukas and other parts of the district. Over 15 leopards have been rescued in the district in past eight months.

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Steelj · 2021-06-30T14:56:55Z

Whenever I read about leopards I always think about what I read as a kid about 60 years ago - leopards are super badasses! Tigers are fearsome, deadly and all that for sure, but a tiger wants NOTHING to do with a leopard. When they tangle the leopard, in spite of a huge size disadvantage, wins. They are simply so quick and athletic it's insane. Tigers, being wild cats, are amazingly quick and athletic of course. It's just that leopards are on another plane.

Did a quick search, looks like the ideas on this haven't changed -

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I don't know why I find this so interesting I never forgot it, funny how the mind works.

Levi · 2021-06-30T17:16:40Z

Steelj yes, I already "discovered" what amazing animals these are. did you see this one called "Diablo"? it has almost a human in it, thus called "Spirit".

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ReRan · 2021-07-01T18:03:55Z

Steelj I was in a jeep in the Okavanga Delta in Botswana, and we stopped to watch a leopard sitting up in a tree by the trail. In the most beautiful, graceful manner, he simply walked down the trunk of the tree, around the front of the jeep, and slowly, without acknowledging our presence at all, walked off into the jungle. I wish you could have seen it. To say he was beautiful would be an understatement. Priveleged is how I felt. I LOVE seeing animals in the wild.

Steelj · 2021-07-03T21:22:51Z

Levi Thanks for the link, been busy but will check it out!

Steelj · 2021-07-03T21:39:40Z

ReRan That would be a privilege. Historically, when humans encountered a big cat, we were so friggin' petrified we probably didn't exactly consider it that! Bobcats are back in my area and I've seen a few. Closest thing I've seen to your leopard is watching one trot under my treestand last bow season. Then he figured it out and was gone in a flash. They look MUCH bigger than I expected based on what I've read about their average size. The ones I've seen look the size of a small cougar. Not exactly a leopard but very nice to see.

ReRan · 2021-07-04T02:11:53Z

Steelj All animals in the wild are cool to me. Little mink ran by the dock this morning. Pretty little thing. And the baby groundhog has been eating the carrots in my garden. I love them all. Well....not the caterpillars! I would love to see a local big cat, there are some sightings near here, but I haven't been lucky enough.

Steelj · 2021-07-04T15:56:30Z

I agree. Even possums, which I find ugly, are cute and fun to watch. We love groundhogs, but they are so destructive to the garden we have to shoot them, which I hate. I've only seen bobcats when hunting or hiking, they seem pretty secretive around here. It's good to appreciate the wonder of what we have. I sometimes imagine if all the birds were gone and an old guy was describing to the young ones how we used to have these creatures all around us actually flying through the air and landing in the trees. They'd hardly believe it an be really envious we got to see such magical sights.

ReRan · 2021-07-04T18:56:25Z

Steelj Gosh, yes! And how will we feel if it ever comes to pass that that is necessary?

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