Budgam, July 21 -- The Wildlife Department has safely captured three leopards in Ompora, Budgam, bringing to an end a prolonged operation aimed at addressing repeated leopard sightings in the area.
Officials said two leopards were trapped during the intervening night of July 19 and 20, while the first had been captured on June 21 following sustained surveillance and coordinated field operations.
Ompora and its adjoining localities had witnessed frequent leopard movement, prompting the Department of Wildlife Protection to establish a temporary Man-Animal Conflict (MAC) camp in May. The facility was later upgraded into a round-the-clock MAC Control Room in view of continued sightings and public concern.
The MAC team remained deployed in th...