Leopard movement recorded on CCTV camera at security checkpoint near Valparai.

Leopard movement recorded on CCTV camera at security checkpoint near Valparai.


Coimbatore: Leopard movement recorded on CCTV camera at security checkpoint near Valparai. Wildlife migration is high in the estates surrounding Valparai in Coimbatore district. Elephants, leopards, bisons, wild dogs and bears can be seen roaming around the residential area from time to time through the CCTV camera. Leopards have also occasionally entered the residential area and hunted for goats, dogs and chickens.



At the Solaiyar Dam Police Station near Valparai, at around 11 pm, the police on night duty spotted a leopard walking on the Solaiyar Command Road at around 11 pm and silently watched. This scene was recorded on a CCTV camera fitted at the checkpoint and the footage is now viral online.

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