Leopard cubs found in a sugarcane field.
Credit: DH Photo
Hanur (Chamarajanagar dist): Two leopard cubs were found in a sugarcane field when labourers came for harvesting at Basappanadoddi village in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district on Tuesday.
The Forest department personnel visited the spot and rescued the leopard cubs. Bannur buffer zone forest officer Nagaraju took the cubs into custody.
A decision on whether to release them into the forest or to send them to the zoo, will be taken after discussing with the higher officers, Nagaraju said.
There are possibilities of the mother leopard returning to the spot, where it had littered the cubs.
Hence, the Forest department has cautioned the villagers and the land owner to be careful and to alert the department, if they spot any movement of the leopard.