Goat Bait Success: Adult Leopard Caged in Jalpaiguri Tea Garden, Relief Returns

• An adult female leopard was successfully caught in a cage in the Debpara tea garden, Banarhat, Jalpaiguri.
• Forest department used a goat as bait to trap the leopard, which had been causing fear among tea garden workers.
• Workers had reported leopard sightings in section 32 of the Debpara tea garden, impacting leaf-picking activities.
• The Binaguri Wildlife Squad set up the cage, and the leopard was caught in the early hours of the morning.
• The rescued leopard has been taken to Gorumara National Park for a health check-up, bringing relief to the area.