Overview

• Viral dashcam footage from July 25 shows a leopard narrowly missing a biker on Zoo Park Road near Alipiri after lunging at a speeding motorcycle at night.
• A second sighting near Arvind Eye Hospital later that night underscored growing leopard activity around Tirupati’s outskirts.
• Forest Department officials have confirmed three leopards in the area and positioned 14 trap cameras and bait stations at strategic forest-edge points.
• Teams have recommended removing dense thorn bushes around Sri Venkateswara University campuses to reduce potential hiding spots for big cats.
• Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams continues enforcing group-walking protocols on the Alipiri footpath to safeguard pilgrims on the 9-km ascent.