Nagaland: Leopard Dead After Encounter Between a Youth and the Wild Animal

KOHIMA: In a shocking incident, a youth from Nagaland came face to face with a wild leopard and the animal was killed in the encounter. It was mentioned that the youth also sustained serious injuries in this encounter.

The incident took place in the Lungcha Basti locality of Mokokchung district of the state of Nagaland. In the forest area of this locality, a local youth came face to face with a wild leopard recently, and he was able to survive the fight. The body of the leopard which was killed in the encounter was later paraded around the locality by the villagers.

Meanwhile, the youth managed to survive with some serious injuries from the conflict. He sustained injuries on his head and other parts of his body. It can be noted that no firearm was used by the youth to kill the animal and he managed to carry the dead animal back to his village after the incident.

Previously, in a bid to ensure the well-being of the people of the locality and protect both humans and leopards from possible human-animal conflict, the forest department had set up and a leopard got caught in this trap. The incident took place in the Kakojan Tea Estate in the Naksari locality of the Mariani religion. A wild leopard had been moving around in the tea garden and causing terror among the residents and workers. After several requests from the local people, the forest department finally deployed a cage to trap the wild animals.

And just a day later, the plan turned out to be a success as a fully grown leopard was caught in the trap. The local people have however mentioned that there are several more leopards prowling the tea garden area and it remains to see if the forest department and other concerned authorities can take due action to protect both the humans and animals of the region.

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