Nagpur: Of the 1,690 leopards in Maharashtra, a population of 65% remained outside the holy place, national park, and tiger reserves.
Is this the answer to the question why is the leopard rarely seen in the park? Why is the conflict of human-leopards is a forest area outside the high and why the death of leopard is high on the road? According to the ‘leopardized status, co-predator and megaherbivores in the India-2018 report released recently, from the country’s population of 1,690 leopards, almost 600 (35%) have been recorded in protected areas (PA).
Despite the report ‘leopard status in India 2018’ was previously released by former Minister of Environment Prakash Javadekar in December, ‘Leopard Status, Co-Predator, & Megaherbivores in India-2018’ is a modified version in the amount that has been calculated by the area Individual protected (PA) in this country, similar to the tiger population line.
India now has 12,852 leopards compared to the previous estimate of 7,910 which was carried out in 2014, a 60% surge.
According to the report 3 countries have recorded the highest Leopard estimation – Madhya Pradesh 3.421, Karnataka 1,783 and Maharashtra 1,690.
Using a spatial capture recapture (secr) framework, the latest report assesses the status of mutepar from the data trap data and residential surveys conducted in 2018-19 in 20 states where tigers are present.
Of the total leopard population in Maharashtra, Matghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) has the highest number of 150, followed by Tadoba-Andhari 91, Navaegaon-Nagzira 76, PENH 67, Sahyadri 40, 33 drill, painganga 22 and typeshwar 5.
In addition, at that The territorial division under the Chandrapur circle, Bramhapuri recorded 70 leopards followed by Chanda 18 and Chandrapur 41.
A total of 12 sites were trapped in Maharashtra which produced 3,790 detection of 588 leopards.
The number of leopards is estimated at least Wildlife)), Maharashtra.
Second, Limaye added, “There may be leopard using tiger reserves and double areas.
Therefore, estimates show leopards outside the park also use Tiger reserves.
The amount may be more because the area in Marathwada and Gadchiroli have not been counted.
“” The leopard is spread throughout the Maharashtra forest landscape and with a 65% population who lives outside the right fitting is the cause of concern.
There is competition in the right fitting.
Leopard becomes opportunistic, moving near the villages to find easy prey.
The deviant leopard increases from leopard and mortality conflicts in road murder and population fragmentation by linear infrastructure.
People have to live side by side with them, “said Limaye.
According to the report, the camera trap was deployed at 26,838 locations throughout India produced more than 3.48 wildlife photos where 51,777 was a leopard.
5,240 adult leopards were arrested by Photos.
Panna in MP has the largest leopard population of around 273, followed by Sariska 231.
The two reserves have lost tigers between 2004 and 2009 and in the absence of tigers, leopards occupy the main forested habitat in reserves.