SILIGURI: The forest division will use drones and digicam traps to track down Sachin, the leopard that had escaped from an enclosure at Bengal Safari on the outskirts of Siliguri the town on Tuesday.
West Bengal Zoo Authority member secretary V Okay Yadav said the leopard had been briefly sighted on a tree close to the rhino enclosure in the herbivore safari space on Tuesday evening, however seek operations with four kunki (educated) elephants and 6 squads, comprising 100 foresters, thru Wednesday proved futile. Seven digicam traps have additionally been put in.
“After the temporary spotting, the leopard disappeared. Night patrol teams in and out of doors the park could now not spot in again,” Yadav added. Foresters even though found the leopard’s pug marks in the 91-acre herbivore enclosure and believed that the cat was once hiding someplace there. The Bengal Safari is spread over 297 hectares.
On Wednesday night time, two more educated elephants were brought in from Jaldapara National Park to help in the seek operation.
The Bengal Safari government resumed the auto safari on Wednesday and opened the tiger safari, Asiatic black undergo safari and herbivore safari for tourists. However, other safaris like leopard safari, aviary walk path, gharial safari were kept closed.
“We are not permitting tourists in the other portions of the park on account of the presence of Sachin in the open,” said assistant director of the park, Ashim Chaki.
Although the park was once open for tourists, footfall on Wednesday was once considerably low. The government claimed round 1,000 tourists visited the park on Wednesday. Since December 25 to December 31, the typical day-to-day footfall was once round three,500.
The incident has raised eyebrows of many environmentalists. Some even wondered all of the tale. “Sachin was once in captivity for years. Before being brought at Bengal Safari Park, it was once kept captive at Kairbari leopard rescue centre. I wonder how a leopard, regardless of these types of years of captivity, may also be such in nature except it's badly disturbed. There must be an intensive probe,” said Animesh Bose, member of state flora and fauna advisory board.
West Bengal Zoo Authority member secretary V Okay Yadav said the leopard had been briefly sighted on a tree close to the rhino enclosure in the herbivore safari space on Tuesday evening, however seek operations with four kunki (educated) elephants and 6 squads, comprising 100 foresters, thru Wednesday proved futile. Seven digicam traps have additionally been put in.
“After the temporary spotting, the leopard disappeared. Night patrol teams in and out of doors the park could now not spot in again,” Yadav added. Foresters even though found the leopard’s pug marks in the 91-acre herbivore enclosure and believed that the cat was once hiding someplace there. The Bengal Safari is spread over 297 hectares.
On Wednesday night time, two more educated elephants were brought in from Jaldapara National Park to help in the seek operation.
The Bengal Safari government resumed the auto safari on Wednesday and opened the tiger safari, Asiatic black undergo safari and herbivore safari for tourists. However, other safaris like leopard safari, aviary walk path, gharial safari were kept closed.
“We are not permitting tourists in the other portions of the park on account of the presence of Sachin in the open,” said assistant director of the park, Ashim Chaki.
Although the park was once open for tourists, footfall on Wednesday was once considerably low. The government claimed round 1,000 tourists visited the park on Wednesday. Since December 25 to December 31, the typical day-to-day footfall was once round three,500.
The incident has raised eyebrows of many environmentalists. Some even wondered all of the tale. “Sachin was once in captivity for years. Before being brought at Bengal Safari Park, it was once kept captive at Kairbari leopard rescue centre. I wonder how a leopard, regardless of these types of years of captivity, may also be such in nature except it's badly disturbed. There must be an intensive probe,” said Animesh Bose, member of state flora and fauna advisory board.
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