Toddler Mauled by Leopard, Elderly Man Trampled by Elephant Near Lansdowne

• A one-and-a-half-year-old girl, Yashika, was snatched by a leopard from her mother's arms in Barswar village, Jaiharikhal, and later found dead.
• The incident occurred on Saturday, and the girl was declared dead at Lansdowne hospital.
• Lansdowne Sub-Divisional Magistrate Shalini Maurya confirmed a Forest Department team has been deployed.
• On Sunday, 70-year-old Brijmohan Singh was trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Sukhro beat of Kotdwar range while collecting wood.
• Both fatal wildlife attacks happened within 24 hours in the Lansdowne area of Pauri district.

Why It Matters: Two people, including a toddler, died in separate wildlife attacks near Lansdowne within 24 hours.