Nagpur: Records the cases of leopard back-to-back tiger that are entangled in the jaw trap in the last eight days, the principal of the Principal (Wildlife) Sunil Limaye has sounded a warning in the state.
Toi has been on February 9, reported two cases of leopards trapped in the jaw trap, the mode known to belong to the Baheliya community from Katni in Madhya Pradesh.
Handheld This organized hunter is active in the state in 2013 and the possibility of their comeback staging cannot be ruled out.
Limaye on Wednesday asked all the Territorial Conservators of Forest (CCF) heads and Tiger reserve field directors to remain vigilant.
He has asked officials to connect with cyber seler and cellular network operators to find out about suspicious operations.
Deputy conservator and division forest officers were also asked to take police assistance.
Limaye has asked forest officials to submit a report on February 17 on this issue.
Two leopards were saved from the jaw trap in the last five days.
In the first case, the nine-year-old Leopard was arrested in a trap at Kakad Shivni on the farm owned by Prakash Kadam on February 4, 2022.
Leopard was released after calm and shifted to the rescue center in Paratwada.
In a similar incident on February 8, a one-year-old leopard was arrested in a trap at Khodshi in Karad in Maharashtra Barat.
The sub-adult animal was saved by the forest team and the jaw trap was removed but his leg was severely damaged due to deep wounds.
Baheliyas’s presence is not new in this region.
After the crackdown by the Ministry of Forestry in 2012-2013, more than 100 Baheliya hunters and their supporters were arrested.
They claimed to have targeted 25 tigers from Vidarbha.
“There is a possibility that these hunters can operate through the locals, which may act as a sleeping cell,” said experts.
Members of the State Wildlife Board Kundan Hate said, “The Forestry Department has all records of their hangout from where they operate in the region.
These areas must be monitored.” “With the numbers of tigers and leopards up in the state, large carnivores have occupied The area where they have never seen before.
Therefore, the department’s engine needs to remain more alert.
Tiger cells in all districts must be activated and the police assistance must be taken, “he added.