Coimbatore: The public is scared of the increasing number of leopards in Valparai.
Coimbatore: The public is scared of the increasing number of leopards in Valparai.
Valparai Anaimalai Tiger Reserve is located in the Coimbatore district. The place is rich in wildlife including leopard, tiger, bear, Nilgiri Tahr, elephant and other wild animals.
Recently, leopards have entered the town of Valparai in search of food, killing and devouring domestic dogs, cats, chickens, goats and cows.
Over the past two months, the forest department has taken steps to capture the leopard in the Valparai area.
In Valparai, leopard migration has increased in Kamaraj Nagar, Kakkan Colony, Children's Park, Banana Garden, Anna Nagar and Co - Operating Colony.
Surveillance cameras recorded footage of three leopards roaming the MGR Nagar area near the Gandhi statue in central Valparai yesterday.
It is noteworthy that these areas have a bus station, a government primary health center, a veterinary hospital and a high school in a large residential area.
Surveillance camera footage of leopard movements has surfaced on social networking sites causing fear and panic among the people. The public has demanded that the forest department take immediate action.
Valparai Anaimalai Tiger Reserve is located in the Coimbatore district. The place is rich in wildlife including leopard, tiger, bear, Nilgiri Tahr, elephant and other wild animals.
Recently, leopards have entered the town of Valparai in search of food, killing and devouring domestic dogs, cats, chickens, goats and cows.
Over the past two months, the forest department has taken steps to capture the leopard in the Valparai area.
In Valparai, leopard migration has increased in Kamaraj Nagar, Kakkan Colony, Children's Park, Banana Garden, Anna Nagar and Co - Operating Colony.
Surveillance cameras recorded footage of three leopards roaming the MGR Nagar area near the Gandhi statue in central Valparai yesterday.
It is noteworthy that these areas have a bus station, a government primary health center, a veterinary hospital and a high school in a large residential area.
Surveillance camera footage of leopard movements has surfaced on social networking sites causing fear and panic among the people. The public has demanded that the forest department take immediate action.