Leopard enters Housing Complex near JVLR – captured on CCTV – Video goes online
Leopard enters Housing Complex near JVLR – captured
on CCTV – Video goes online
The openly roaming of Leopards on the road and entering housing complexes near the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivli raises concern and instilling fear among the residents.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park
has a population of over 20 leopards in its 104 square kilometres the highest leopard density anywhere in the world, according to study released in May 2023 by the Maharashtra forest department and the Wildlife Conservations Society (India).
As per a post on X (formerly Twitter), the images are from the boundary wall of Oberoi Splendour housing complex.
Another study, done by the same organisations, reveal leopards utilise available food resources and in this case, domestic dogs found along the periphery of the forest. Domestic dogs formed almost a third of the diet of SGNP’s leopards, the study said.
The post attracted comments from people who reminded others that construction in Mumbai was reducing the natural space for wild animals. “So sad that we Mumbaikars are just going behind money and building houses of wild animals.
Another comments say that nothing new, all this development around Aarey and SNGP is in the leopard territory.
News Edit K.V.Raman
