Gandhinagar:
A leopard entered a jungle safari park close to Gujarat’s Statue of Unity and killed a blackbuck deer following which 7 different deer died of shock. The incident occurred through the early hours of January 1, triggering a probe by the native forest division.
In keeping with forest officers, the leopard, aged between 2 and three years, managed to breach the well-fenced boundaries of the park, which is positioned throughout the periphery of the Kevadia forest division. The park, a key attraction close to the world’s tallest statue, is surrounded by the dense forests of the Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, an space identified for its leopard inhabitants.
The large cat reportedly entered the herbivore enclosure, the place it attacked and killed one blackbuck. The remaining seven blackbucks are believed to have died from shock and panic following the assault. Forest division officers confirmed that each one eight carcasses underwent autopsy examinations, after which they have been cremated.
Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Agneeshwar Vyas, overseeing the Kevadia division, defined that whereas leopard actions within the surrounding forests are widespread, that is the primary recorded occasion of a wild leopard coming into the safari park.
He added that the park is monitored across the clock via greater than 400 CCTV cameras, and the leopard’s presence was detected virtually instantly. Safety personnel have been alerted, and their response brought about the leopard to flee. Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless not identified whether or not the leopard has exited the safari park fully.
Following the incident, the park was quickly closed to vacationers for 48 hours. Though the park reopened on January 3, issues stay in regards to the leopard’s potential return.