Friday, 26 January 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Taking action on information provided by local residents about leopard movement in the Dandalakhaud area of Dehradun, the Forest department has set up camera traps and a cage in the area. The resident welfare committee of Shivganga Enclave informed the department officials that a leopard is being sighted in the colony even during the daytime.
A departmental team headed by sub divisional officer Uday Gaur reached the site and installed camera traps to check the movement of the leopard in addition to placing a cage to catch the big cat. It is pertinent to mention here that leopard sightings have increased in various localities in the Rajpur, Sahastradhara and other suburban areas of Dehradun in recent months.
In December last year a child was killed by a leopard in the Singli village in Rajpur area while on January 14 a boy was injured in a leopard attack in the Chidonwali Khala. The department has placed cages and camera traps in areas where the attacks took place and where the sightings have increased. Patrolling has also been stepped up by the department to prevent such cases of human-wildlife conflict.
