Explained: After death of a Gaur in Pune, lessons on how to avoid such tragic incidents
The Indian Express takes a look at the extent of the human-animal conflict in Maharashtra, especially in Western Ghats, the standard operating procedure to deal with such a scenario and what more needs to be done about the issue. Written by Sushant Kulkarni , Edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: December 18, 2020 2:55:42 pm
An Indian Gaur, which was spotted in Mahatma Society, was rescued after three-hour long efforts by forest department officials on Wednesday. It later died of suspected exhaustion. (Express photo by Ashish Kale)
The images of an Indian Bison, or Gaur, in Pune’s urban landscape, the frenzy among people, the capture of the injured animal that ran around in panic, and
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A one-year-old female leopard was found dead in Megamalai reserve forest, Chinnamanur Range. All body parts like skin, nails, teeth were intact and prima facie there was no evidence of poaching, said forest officials.
As per site inspection, the death occurred due to a road accident and the leopard was found with injuries to legs and head. The carcass was burnt after a post mortem as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority Standard Operating Procedure.
The Post mortem was conducted by a team comprising Dr Ashokan, Forest Veterinary Surgeon, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and Dr. Selvam, Veterinary Surgeon, NT Patti in the presence of Sachin Bhosale, IFS, Wildlife Warden, Megamalai Wildlife Division, R. Guganesh, ACF, Megamalai Wildlife Division, A. Vinodh, Project Officer, WWF India, Sathish Kannan, FRO Megamalai, Field staff of Chinnamanur range, Ramkumar, representative of local NGO VANAM, VFC President.