The leopard is suspected to be residing on the airport premises and forest officers, who have been notified of the incident by the airport, have now put in a cage within the airport neighborhood to seize the massive cat on the prowl.
Rangareddy forest officer Sudhakar Reddy informed TOI, “The airport authorities have supplied us with screenshots from CCTV footage confirming the presence of a leopard. It appears the leopard has established its habitat inside the intensive greenery, spanning over 5,000 acres at RGIA. There isn’t any affirmation concerning whether or not cubs accompanied it.”
Leopard scare: Villages alerted
The DFO mentioned, “It is probably going that the leopard is preying on wild boars on the airport premises or stray dogs within the neighborhood. A leopard was sighted within the space in 2021, however regardless of our efforts it remained elusive.”Villagers within the neighborhood have been alerted as properly, he mentioned. “We hope the cage would show efficient. Otherwise, we could use tranquilisers to sedate the leopard and relocate it,” he mentioned. Forest officers inspected the world within the morning and examined the pug marks. “The airport space resembles a miniature forest and serves as a habitat for noticed deer, wild boars and quite a few preys for a leopard,” a forest official remarked.
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