Man-eating leopard that eluded rangers, killed individuals in UP’s Bijnor captured
MEERUT: A leopard that had dodged wildlife rangers for months and is believed to have killed a number of individuals in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district was captured on Friday morning, ending a chase that has stretched for practically eight months.
The maneater leopard walked into the cage positioned within the forested space of village Jalalpur and was trapped, mentioned Ramesh Chandra (Sourced)
The maneater leopard walked into the cage positioned within the forested space of village Jalalpur and was trapped, mentioned Ramesh Chandra, conservator of forest in Moradabad division.
The leopard captured on Friday was one of many two which are believed to have killed 13 individuals within the area during the last eight months.
“This can be a maneater leopard and made its final kill in Jalalpur village nearly a month in the past,” mentioned Chandra. The senior official added that the leopard has a wound on its neck and was seen to have principally moved between Telipura, Sikandarpur and Jalalpur villages.
Practically 12 groups of forest and wildlife officers and a group of Wildlife Institute of India consultants had been trying to find the leopards for months. They even tried drones with thermal sensors to trace the leopards however met with little success. On July 29, the forest division lastly authorised officers to shoot the 2 maneater leopards if want be.
Officers mentioned the leopard is estimated to weigh about 70-80 kg and shall be despatched to a zoo like the opposite leopards rescued prior to now few months. Most of them had been despatched to zoos in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur and Etawah Lion Safari in Saifai.
“It was important to catch the animal to forestall additional incidents of man-animal battle within the area,” he mentioned, hoping that it might assist restore public belief in forest and wildlife officers who’ve borne the brunt of public anger over the deaths as a consequence of leopards.
