Strayed leopard likely at Biodiversity Park The footage of a camera trap showing the strayed leopard inside Ambazari Biodiversity Park. Staff Reporter : Forest Department issued a photo of a leopard captured in camera trap in Ambazari Biodiversity Park With no trace of the strayed leopard which was in hiding since it was sighted in Gayatri Nagar in IT Park on May 28 by citizens the Forest Department has finally reached to a conclusion that the leopard must have returned to the Ambazari Biodiversity Park which is very close to the city. The forest department on Tuesday issued a press release with a photograph of a leopard that was captured in a camera trap. It is the same leopard that entered into the city and noticed by many people. The department came on this conclusion after receiving no clue of the presence of the beast in the city limits. On May 28 the leopard was first sighted at Gayatri Nagar. However the forest department was unable to find the wild cat. While on June 2 a pig was found dead near Maharajbag and it was believed to be attacked by the leopard. However no clear sign of strayed leopard no pugmarks were found in all these places. For this the forest department had also set up 24 camera traps at Krazy Castle VNIT IT Park Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV) and Maharajbag areas. The department of also installed cages with baits to lure the leopard. A patrolling team of about 35 forest officials with a dog squad was also deployed for search and rescue of the wild animal. The forest department believed that the leopard came into the city through Ambazari Biodiversity Park and it returned its habitat. To check this theory forest department had installed many camera traps inside the Biodiversity Park and also searched the entire area for last seven days. On June 6 the leopard was spotted in the camera near the filter gate area of Ambazari Biodiversity Park. Nevertheless the forest department has appealed citizens to call the Toll Free Number 1926 or the Wildlife Rescue Force (TTC) Office 0712-2515306 if they sight the leopard in future. The forest officials also request to take a picture or video of the same for the forest official while maintaining a safe distance.

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