Leopard rescued in Karnataka's H D Kote

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A five-year-old leopardess fell into a trap laid by the Forest department at Madapura village, near Hampapura, H D Kote taluk, on Wednesday.

Based on the complaints from the residents of the village, the department placed a cage at the coconut farm of one Srinivas on Tuesday morning. The leopard fell into the trap on Tuesday night. The wild cat was later released into Nagarahole National Park.