‘Chipping leopards not always possible’

  • | Sunday | 24th March, 2019

Mirco chips are pierced into the leopards whenever possible. This is our priority,” said a forest official. “People generally crowd near the spot and we have to first control the chaos, rescue the animal and see to it that there is no casualty. Nashik: The priority of the forest department is to rescue the big cat and prevent human casualty due to which it is not always possible for them to chip it, said a senior official.Moreover, veterinary doctor should be available for chipping the animal. Our first priority is to rescue the animal,” said the officer.

Nashik: The priority of the forest department is to rescue the big cat and prevent human casualty due to which it is not always possible for them to chip it, said a senior official.Moreover, veterinary doctor should be available for chipping the animal. “People generally crowd near the spot and we have to first control the chaos, rescue the animal and see to it that there is no casualty. This is our priority,” said a forest official. He added, in the recent leopard attacks in the rural areas, villagers had become very aggressive.“They were angry at the forest department and wanted to even kill the animal. Our first priority is to rescue the animal,” said the officer. “We have not stopped chipping completely. Mirco chips are pierced into the leopards whenever possible. In some cases, if we cant avail doctor at that moment, we cannot do it.”In urban areas like in Savarkarnagar, he said, where an incident took place recently, we first wanted to get the leopard away the huge crowd.“Sometimes chips are not available with us on the spot and after rescuing the big cat we cannot keep the animal for long. Hence, sometimes, we are unable to do it. We do have chips with us. If it gets outdated or stock is over, we place orders,” said the official.

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