Twelve leopards caught in two months; Total 1000 leopards in state of which 500 in Junagadh – Amreli

16-03-2010
Twelve leopards caught in two months; Total 1000 leopards in state of which 500 in Junagadh – Amreli
Divya Bhaskar
Briefly translated from Gujarati

Since last few months man-leopard conflict has increased since last few months. In last two months, leopards have attacked 11 persons and killed three. These incidences are more in coastal area of Junagadh district. This is time for cutting sugarcane crop, and sugarcane crop is favourite habitat for leopards which has caused increase in human attacks, said M M Sharma CF – WL.

Incidence are more in Verawal – Sutrapada area villages like Sonariya, Bhander and Hiran river bank, in which seven were injured and two women were killed. Five leopards were caught from this area in last 15 days. Still there are three more to be caged.

In Bhavnath valley area of Junagadh one man is killed and one injured in Leopard attack. Where as three incidence have happened in Vanthali, Keshod and Viswasar Talukas. One leopard in Kodinar, one in Vanthali, two in Visawadar , two in Una and one leopard in Junagadh have been caught so far by forest Department. More attack incidences are happening in Junagadh – Amreli districts because 500 leopards, that is 50% of total leopards in Gujarat state, are in this area.