MUMBAI: A adult leopard has been captured on CCTV of a home society in Bimbisar Nagar at Goregaon (east) early on Friday morning.
The region is near Aarey Colony, that abuts the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in which the top rated rampant predator is the leopard.
Nobody was injured in Friday’s episode, since the leopard was spotted gently walking in the vehicle parking area in approximately 5am, once the milkman occurred to see it.
He immediately minding his steps and afterwards advised that the watchmen of Green View Society.
The society also has experienced a prior leopard sighting at November 2017, in which the feline has been captured on CCTV and no one has been hurt.
Wildlife activist of Resqink Association such as Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) Pawan Sharma, that closely functions alongside forest officials to rescue and save wildlife species, remarked:”Aarey Colony, that is extremely near SGNP, is famous for getting leopards around.
The leopards typically come from the park to Aarey Colony while looking for food during late night and early morning .
” The SGNP woods officials along with other activists such as RAWW and PAWS-Mumbai have previously held consciousness drives in Aarey and other regions bordering the woods, to make certain no human-animal battle occurs.
Citizens could call on the nation forest Helpline amount — 1926 — should they detect leopards or some other wild species within their own locale.