Population control move comes as the region’s sugarcane fields have become a hotspot for man-animal conflict
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- Maharashtra Forest Department is planning a leopard sterilisation programme in Junnar
- The department will carry out laparoscopic tubectomy on 36 females
- The proposal highlighted the study conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India
The Maharashtra Forest Department is planning a leopard sterilisation programme in Pune district’s Junnar taluka. The department will carry out laparoscopic tubectomy on 36 females and laparoscopic vasectomy on 11 males after receiving the environment ministry’s approval.
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