The forest department caught a male leopard from Aarey Colony in Mumbai early Sunday morning, the second feline to be captured in the last five days, an official said.
The leopard walked into a cage trap set up in unit 15 of the Aarey Colony, a green belt in Mumbai's western suburb of Goregaon and located close to the sprawling Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), he said.
It was later taken to a rescue centre at the SGNP, the official said.
Earlier, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a leopard in a forested area in unit number 15 of the Aarey Colony on Monday morning when the child followed her mother, who was on her way to a temple nearby.
On Wednesday, a male leopard was captured in Aarey's unit number 17 and was also taken to the rescue centre in the SGNP, the official said.
Forest officials suspect it is the same animal that killed the girl, he said.
After the incident on Monday, the forest department had put up three cages at strategic locations in and around the site to capture the animal, the official said.
Forest officials will continue to monitor the movements of other leopards through 30 camera traps and a cage put up in the area, he said.
Nearly 30 wildlife volunteers, members of NGOs, forest department officials, and staff of the SNGP are working together to deal with the incidents of human-animal conflict in the area, he added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Video: Leopard Enters House In Rajasthan, Pounces On Pet Dog Video: Trapped Leopard Was Being Loaded On Truck. Then This Happened "Aaja, Aaja, Aaja": They Were Recording Video Of Leopard In Field, It Mauled 3 Amazon Employee Greets Friend At Wedding, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest "Speculative, Inaccurate": Canada Factchecks Own Media, Backtracks After India's Stinker Indian Student In US Accidentally Shoots Himself Dead While Celebrating Birthday Russia Gave North Korea Anti-Air Missiles In Exchange Of Troops: S Korea Constitution Day 2024: Date, History And Significance Of Samvidhan Divas "Violation Of Sovereignty, Abuse Of Power": Kanwal Sibal On US Report On Adani Group Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.