Not the day of the Jackal
ByYogesh NaikYogesh Naik / Updated: Jan 10, 2021, 06:00 IST
The jackals try to look for food and come near human settlements.
Kanjurmarg dumping yard eats into the habitat of the depleting species found chiefly in the mangroves from Deonar to Thane.
The dumping yard at Kanjurmarg is proving to be a big hindrance to the survival of
golden jackals, which are chiefly found in the mangroves from Deonar to Thane – now rechristened as the
Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary.
Just as the leopards are the most important part of the
Sanjay Gandhi National Park habitat, the golden jackal is the chief mammal of the mangroves. But as their habitat contracts, their numbers are fast dwindling. When they venture into human settlements in search of food, many a time they are knocked down by passing vehicles.
Thane: Two-year-old leopard rescued from Yeoor range of Sanjay Gandhi National Park
ByShrutika SukhiShrutika Sukhi / Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 13:41 IST
Yeoor range of
SGNP) on Wednesday morning.
The forest department had received an alert on Tuesday afternoon stating that a leopard was near the restaurants at Yeoor and wasn t moving much. The forest department suspected it to be injured or unwell but when they reached the spot the big cat was nowhere to be seen. On Wednesday morning again, we received a call stating that the wild animal was back at the same spot. Two teams of six rescuers and 20 forest officials each, reached the spot,” said Rajendra Pawar range forest officer, Yeoor.