Nandyal: Cage set up to capture leopard in Pachharla
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2024-06-26 17:00 GMT
Kurnool: Following recent sightings of leopards on fringes of the Nallamala forests, Nandyal district collector Dr. K. Srinivasulu directed forest officials to increase vigilance and prevent people from entering forests.
Forest officials informed the collector that they had already set up cameras and a cage near Pachharla to capture the leopard.
Reviewing the situation with joint collector T. Rahul Kumar Reddy, deputy director (Wildlife) Anurag Meena and DFO Sivashankar Reddy, Dr. Srinivasulu ordered tahsildars of Mahanandi, Sirivella and Rudravaram mandals to undertake campaigns alerting villagers about the movement of the leopard.