Hyderabad: Leopard spotted on city outskirts escapes to forest area

A leopard, which was spotted on a ro on city outskirts triggering panic among local residents and motorists, has moved to a nearby forest area, Telangana forest officials said on Friday.

forest personnel continued ir operation at a private farmhouse with help of local police to capture wild animal, and found its pugmarks, an official press release said.

operation began on Thursday. Drones and close circuit cameras were used to locate big cat. After finding pugmarks, officials tracked leopards movements with help of police dog squ.

y found that leopard h left for forest area near Chilkur in neigbouring Ranga Reddy district. It was also learnt that cameras installed in farmhouse showed that animals which can become food for leopard existed re.

Estimating that leopard might come re again for food, officials decided to continue setting up cs and cameras. A special supervisory team and a rescue group would be put in place.

forest officials ded that measures would be taken to see that leopard does t enter city and that surveillance would be maintained at Chilkur forest area.

Local residents would also be alerted should need arise. leopard was spotted on a ro on city outskirts on Thursday, triggering panic among locals and motorists.

According to forest officials, feline, which appeared to be injured, was seen lying beside median of a Ro Under Bridge (RUB) in Mailardevpally area.

It later escaped into private farm following which a team of forest and police personnel launched an operation to capture and safely relocate wild animal.

team reached spot after receiving information that animal h strayed into city from nearby forest area. forest officials h rescued a civet from Golconda area in city on Wednesday and shifted it to Nehru Zoological Park.