40 forest officials look for leopard in outskirts
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AURANGABAD: Villagers claimed to have spotted a leopard in Banewadi
area located in the outskirts of Aurangabad city. More than 40 officials
from the forest department are on the lookout for the leopard that is
supposed to have pounced on a goat and disappeared into nearby sugarcane
farm, adjacent to the locality.
However, forest officials have not yet confirmed if the animal that attacked the goat and calf being leopard."The circumstantial evidence does not look like an attack of a leopard, the animal is yet to be confirmed," said, deputy conservator of forest of Aurangabad division Omprakash Chandramore.
Madan Chungle, a resident of the area, was grazing a herd of goats on Monday afternoon when he saw a leopard attacking a goat and disappearing with it into a sugarcane farm.
The goat has not yet been found. The incident took place near Karnapura temple behind Nizam Bungalow around 3pm on Monday.
Speaking to TOI, farmers around the area said pugmarks were spotted since 15 days, but nobody had seen the animal until Monday. A complaint was lodged with the forest department by Dharmsingh, owner of the farm on Monday evening.
Earlier, a similar attack was reported on a calf. The incident took place, when the cow was in the process of delivering the calf around three km from Karnapura temple where the incident took place in the afternoon.
Chandramore said that if it would have been a leopard, the calf would have been eaten up but no grave injuries are seen on the calf. The wounds suggest scratching and are not sharp.
"The pugmarks found around the area are small and are also faint at some locations due to mud; they do not explain the weight of the animal. Hence, we cannot confirmed if it was a leopard, " he added.
Chandramore said that officials have been stationed and will patrol in the area for the next two days and watch for the activity of the animal. "Citizens in the area have been asked to be alert and not to move in the farms alone and to be on watch, "he said.
R S Dasre, regional forest officer, said, "The department officials conducted a panchama and guards have been deployed for round the clock patrolling. A trap will be laid after identifying a proper location."
On a woman being attacked near Waluj area last month, Chandramore said, "No trace of the leopard has been found till now. Officials are on the search of the animal and necessary precautions and changing of trap in different locations is being carried out."
However, forest officials have not yet confirmed if the animal that attacked the goat and calf being leopard."The circumstantial evidence does not look like an attack of a leopard, the animal is yet to be confirmed," said, deputy conservator of forest of Aurangabad division Omprakash Chandramore.
Madan Chungle, a resident of the area, was grazing a herd of goats on Monday afternoon when he saw a leopard attacking a goat and disappearing with it into a sugarcane farm.
The goat has not yet been found. The incident took place near Karnapura temple behind Nizam Bungalow around 3pm on Monday.
Speaking to TOI, farmers around the area said pugmarks were spotted since 15 days, but nobody had seen the animal until Monday. A complaint was lodged with the forest department by Dharmsingh, owner of the farm on Monday evening.
Earlier, a similar attack was reported on a calf. The incident took place, when the cow was in the process of delivering the calf around three km from Karnapura temple where the incident took place in the afternoon.
Chandramore said that if it would have been a leopard, the calf would have been eaten up but no grave injuries are seen on the calf. The wounds suggest scratching and are not sharp.
"The pugmarks found around the area are small and are also faint at some locations due to mud; they do not explain the weight of the animal. Hence, we cannot confirmed if it was a leopard, " he added.
Chandramore said that officials have been stationed and will patrol in the area for the next two days and watch for the activity of the animal. "Citizens in the area have been asked to be alert and not to move in the farms alone and to be on watch, "he said.
R S Dasre, regional forest officer, said, "The department officials conducted a panchama and guards have been deployed for round the clock patrolling. A trap will be laid after identifying a proper location."
On a woman being attacked near Waluj area last month, Chandramore said, "No trace of the leopard has been found till now. Officials are on the search of the animal and necessary precautions and changing of trap in different locations is being carried out."
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