The population of rare snow leopards in high-altitude tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh has increased by 62 per cent over the past four years, says a newly released survey.

Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognised as India's first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme.

A five-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in a village in Maharashtra's Gondia district, a forest official said on Friday.

Reports of leopards seen roaming around in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow have been widely shared on social media for the last few days. Some locals have even said the big cats entered residential areas, leading to a scare.

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The survey, conducted by WWF-India, also recorded the presence of snow leopard, common leopard, clouded leopard, leopard cat, and marbled cat above 4,200 metres.

The clip shows the boar approaching a leopard that is lying in the jungle, with the latter quickly backing away and leaving the spot.

A 10-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack here, a police officer said on Saturday.

The carcass of a leopard has been found on the Gurugram-Faridabad road, with police suspecting it to be a case of roadkill since a leg and the jaw of the animal were found shattered.

A stray dog and a leopard faced off in Maharashtra's Nashik. The 'fight' ended in the dog 'defeating' the leopard and dragging it for 300 metres. The episode unfolded in Nashik's Niphad and a video of the fight has gone viral on social media.

The viral video shows a leopard ambling towards the vehicle and rising up to the window and poking inside where the teen was sitting.

A leopard cub, around 25 days old, was rescued by a local in Himachal Pradesh. The man found the animal abandoned and vulnerable by the roadside.

Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shares a rare video of a clouded leopard mother and her cubs in Northeast India, highlighting the species' elusive nature and the importance of conservation efforts to protect their dwindling population.

India has experienced 41 outbreaks of bird flu, mainly in 10 states in 2025, said the Union government, indicating the continued rise in avian activity in the country.

The harrowing event was captured by a dashcam in a car trailing behind, and the video has since gone viral on social media.

A 7-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district, police said on Thursday. Tanika was playing outside her home in Mandoura village late Wednesday when a leopard dragged her away into a field nearby.

A group of stray dogs chased an animal across a street, thinking it was a cat. Moments later, they realised it was a leopard. The incident, captured on CCTV, occurred on July 3, around 11:00 pm. The footage has since gone viral on social media.

Two spotted leopards are seen wandering beside the melanistic leopard, who is noticeably darker. It is very unusual for melanistic and non-melanistic species to wander in such unison.

The leopard was hunting an impala in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, at the time the video was captured.

The leopard was released into the wilderness after being rescued by the wildlife officials. The drone was being used to monitor the majestic creature.

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Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species.

A two-year-old Leopard, sick and unable to move, was paraded on a leash after it was spotted by villagers at the Ramgarh Visdhari Tiger sanctuary near Rajasthan's Bundi.