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Officials dart airport leopard
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|December 13, 2025
A male leopard roaming Pune’s airport premises since April has been successfully darted and captured on Friday, following a multi-agency operation.
The Forest Department led the effort with the RESQ Charitable Trust, the Indian Air Force and airport authorities. After months of tracking via cameras, the leopard was confined to an underground t
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