Dharwad: Forest officials have intensified the operation to look for leopards that have been lost into the field of sugar cane on Jalan Dharwad-Kavalageri on Wednesday night.
The leopard pug in the field has confirmed that the animal is still around.
Immediately after getting information about the presence of leopards in the field of sugar cane owned by Shivappa UPPAR on Wednesday night forest staff rushed to the place and started the operation.
They make a cage with ready bait.
On Thursday morning, the preliminary operation continued and forest officials, which combed the area, found a fresh pug from wild animals.
On Thursday, the Sourabh Kumar Assistant Conservator and the team launched a search operation using a drone camera.
Shivappa’s son UPPAR Maruti said he had seen the leopard at around 4:30 p.m.
on Wednesday right outside his farmhouse.
“The animal stands near the sugar cane plant just 15 meters from our farmhouse and seeing livestock and a lamb tied outside the house.
Our children played on the front page and I immediately took them into the house and told my father.
He came out Leopard was still there and entered the field when my father raised an alarm, “said Maruti Toi.
DCF Yashpal Ksheersagar said the fresh Pug sign has confirmed that the leopard is still moving around the field of sugar cane spread in 25 hectares.
The field is covered with thick sugar cane plants and we have intensified search operations, “he said.
DCF said that the forestry department personnel from Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag Regency had been deployed for search operations and three cages with bait has been obtained.
Tranquilizers with weapons have also arrived, he said .
The operation will continue without rest, he added The surrounding village has been informed not to explore from their homes and to be careful.