Nagpur: The decision to capture animals must be the last choice, and animals trapped after intentional attacks in humans should not be released back to the wild, said MoeFCC guidelines for human leopard conflict management.
However, opposing these norms, four leopards, the three of them were problematic, released into the wild by Chandrapur officials recently.
Also, some released far from reaching their homes, breaking other MoeFcc guidelines.
Of the four leopards, two came from Saoli, one from Halda in Brahmapuri and one from the forest area near the village close to CSTP.
While three leopards were released in late night operations immediately after arrest in July and August, Leopard CSTPA was released three months ago.
According to sources from the field, these animals were released at the Wildlife Sanctuary and the Sironcha division of the Circle of Gadchiroli.
Previously, such leopards were released in the Gadchiroli Forest area.
However, Chandrapur CCF NR Pravin said, “We released a leopard at Kanhargaon Wildlife Sanctuary while the others were released in the Chandrapur district, where there was no place to live in the surrounding man.” “On July 27, a female leopard was trapped at home in the range of saili forests.
As a man involved in the attack, the woman was released at Gadchiroli,” said the source.
However, the guidelines say, “If the captured leopard will be released, it must be within the distance of the animal house.
Leopard is an animal that is very adaptable and shows an extraordinary homing instinct.” On August 3, a male leopard was trapped in Saoli .
It was involved in killing a woman on July 13, while she slept on the front yard of her house.
On July 14, a leopard persecuted a farmer from Samda when he was working on his farm.
Another woman was persecuted when she was sleeping in her house in Wagholi Bite on July 20.
Vyahad, Samda, Wagholi Bite, Konapur, Kapsi Village was shaken with the threat of leopards.
Although animals trapped are leopard problems, it was also released in the wild at Gadchiroli.
Guidelines state that animals trapped after attacks on humans should not be released back into the wild.
“Leopard translates trying to navigate to its home region through a solid human landscape can cause an increase in conflict occurrences rather than reducing the same.
By translosing leopard problems, forest officials have transferred conflict to other regions,” experts said.
PCCF (wildlife) Sunil Limaye said, “If it is a rescue operation, it’s okay to continue, but if the leopard problem needs to be captured or released again in the wild, my permission is mandatory.
I have to check whether the permission is given.” Gadchiroli CF Kishore Malekar said, “I don’t know or information about the leopard released at Gadchiroli.” Similar is a reply from Sironcha DYCF Sumar Kumar.
CCF Pravin said, “Of the three leopards released recently, two have permissions from PCCF (wildlife).
We released one because of being caught accidentally.
All attacks where the male leopard involved was an accidental case and It was not a male eater.
We did not release leopards in Chaprala, because the last time we released the animal created a problem.
We released it in a low density area.
“Pravin added,” We faced a lot of problems because there was no room to accommodate this leopard.
Gorewada Rescue Center overflows, in addition to the rescue center in Chandrapur do not have space.
We cannot keep animals like that for long in captivity to avoid human traces to them.
“MOEFCC guidelines * No animal captured after a deliberate attack on humans must be released into the wild * Such animals must be monitored by marking them with microchips and ear tags or color code collars before release * apes h The radio must be placed on a sub-collection.
Animals released to monitor post-release movements and survival * If the captured knees will be released, they must be released in the range of their homes * the best to avoid translocations, because the leopard that is translocated can cross a distance of 400 km to return to their home region