Indian Leopard
Panthera pardus fusca
Local name: Bibtya / तेंदुआ
lightbulbHighly adaptable; regularly reported from city fringes and sugarcane belts.
Identification
The Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Bibtya / तेंदुआ.
Habitat. Forests, rocky hills, sugarcane, and peri-urban scrub across most of India
Diet. Dogs, livestock, chital, langur; highly opportunistic
Field notes. The most frequent big-cat rescue and conflict species. Extremely adaptable and often silent near settlements after dark. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule I.
Habitat
Forests, rocky hills, sugarcane, and peri-urban scrub across most of India
Diet
Dogs, livestock, chital, langur; highly opportunistic
Behavior
The most frequent big-cat rescue and conflict species. Extremely adaptable and often silent near settlements after dark.
