Erode: A leopard which had been hunting livestock in Erode for the last six months was finally captured near the Gunderipallam dam on Thursday. The leopard got trapped in a cage placed by the forest department in the TN Palayam forest range of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve near Gobichettipalayam.“Following several incidents of cattle deaths, forest officials installed CCTV cameras and confirmed the leopard’s movement. We then placed cages at two locations and kept watch,” said TN Palayam forest range officer John Peter. He added that the leopard was caught in one of those cages.Post capture, a veterinarian examined the animal during which an injury was found on its back. “It will be released deep into the forest after treatment,” the officer added.
