Leopard terror in Pune: Why villagers now wear spiked collars

Leopards usually attack their victims by the neck — and that’s where these villagers decided to strike back.

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00:00did you know leopards usually attack their victims by grabbing them by the

00:07neck that's why a village in Pune has come up with metal belts with sharp

00:13nails to protect themselves from deadly leopard attacks that have claimed 17

00:17lives in five years nine of them in 2024 alone

00:20in Junar and Shirod areas rising leopard attacks have left residents terrified to

00:34even step outside during the day working in the fields has now become a daily risk

00:39in Pimpar Khera village women have designed a spiked metal collar to stop

00:43leopards from grabbing their necks during an attack

00:46the forest department has already distributed over 3,000 such belts across

01:07the region villagers now hope their innovation gains wider support and that

01:11stronger steps are taken to curb the growing threat of leopard attacks in Pune

01:15district