NE NEWS SERVICE
ERODE (TN), JUNE 30
A leopard, which had killed a number of cattle and has been elusive, was on Tuesday trapped in a cage set up at Thalavady that comes under the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in the district, forest officials said.
According to officials, the full-grown leopard has for the last six months been straying into farms and killing several head of cattle.
Based on a complaint from farmers, the Forest Department put up two cages a couple of days back in Dhoddagajanure and Susaipuram areas. Today, the big cat was caught near a quarry at Dhoddagajanure.
Discussions with higher officials are on to release the trapped animal near Thengumarahada forest, the official sources said.
