“This belt is needed to protect us,” said Sunita Dome, who works in the agriculture field. “We have taken the cue from a recent incident when a leopard attacked a dog. The dog had this kind of collar.

Residents of Pimparkhed village in Pune are wearing spiked collars for protection against fatal leopard attacks, with leopards frequently entering fields. The fear has disrupted daily life, forcing ...

Across India’s forest-fringe regions, the line between human life and wildlife territory is growing thinner each year. This winter, that tension has surfaced most visibly in two very different places: ...

In Pune's Pimparkhed village, rising leopard attacks prompted residents to wear spiked collars and install iron grills around homes and fields. These safety steps showed how villagers adapted to ...

PUNE: Residents of the Pimparkhed village in Pune, Maharashtra, wear spiked collars while working in the fields to protect themselves from fatal leopard attacks. With leopards still at large, ...