Leopard kills calf in Erode, farmers stage road roko
Farmers and residents in Erode staged a protest after a leopard from the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve killed a calf in a residential area. The community is demanding that the forest department trap and relocate the animal to prevent further livestock loss.
Why it matters
This highlights the increasing human-wildlife conflict in rural areas as forest boundaries and human settlements overlap.
A leopard from the Vilamundi Forest Range in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve killed a calf after straying into human habitation at Periyakallipatti in Bhavanisagar block on Monday (June 29, 2026), prompting farmers and residents to stage a road roko.
The report objectively describes the incident and the subsequent public reaction without taking sides in the human-wildlife conflict.
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