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"Sticks"? STICKS? We don't need no steenkin sticks! I guess these peasant/serfs arent allowed to own or use firearms...From:
Bijnor: Leopard attacks spark fear in Uttar Pradesh district
For years, residents of Bijnor have peacefully coexisted with leopards. Now they say they are afraid.www.bbc.com
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The attack was just one of many in Bijnor. In the past three months, seven people have died due to leopard attacks in the district. Five of these attacks took place in the span of just eight days, between 19 and 26 April - and increased fear and panic across villages in the district.
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Locals now avoid working alone in the fields, and many have asked their children not to step out of their homes.
"We always carry sticks with us to defend ourselves," says Faiyaz, a resident.
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Bruce