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Leopard trapped in a Bangalore school escapes from cage
A wild leopard that was trapped by forest department officials after a day long operation last week, escaped from its cage at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP)
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Official sources said that the leopard had escaped from its cage in the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) late last night and a massive search operation was launched to locate it.
The big cat injured more than six persons and mauled wildlife expert Sanjay Gubbi who had gone to assist the forest department officials on Sunday. The leopard was caught after tranquilising it in the school premises and was allegedly kept in a narrow iron cage, which was not in good condition. The leopard later escaped from a small opening in the cage.
According to wildlife expert Daniel Sundar Das, it could be a futile exercise to spot the leopard as it would have travelled a long way into the forest, away from human habitat. The leopard also suffered trauma during the operation, two weeks ago.
"It is not advisable to launch a search operation and the leopard should be left alone. Due to trauma it would move fast, away from the bio park, deep into the forests. The stretch between Bannerghatta National Park, Mandya, Mysore and Bandipur Tiger Reserve, is one of the best habitats for leopards and I feel it would try to escape as far away into the forest as possible," he said.
Meanwhile, BBP Executive Director Santosh Kumar visited the park to review the situation and ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The leopard had entered Vibgyor High School in Kundalahalli early on Sunday and injured six persons before it was tranquilised and trapped. A major tragedy was averted as the big cat had intruded into the school (where more than 3000 students study), on a Sunday.
The same area in the city also witnessed more leopard intrusions last week as locals near the school reported sighting of two more leopards. The forest department officials had set up two traps and launched a three-day search before calling off the operation as no leopards were found.
"It is not advisable to launch a search operation and the leopard should be left alone. Due to trauma it would move fast, away from the bio park, deep into the forests. The stretch between Bannerghatta National Park, Mandya, Mysore and Bandipur Tiger Reserve, is one of the best habitats for leopards and I feel it would try to escape as far away into the forest as possible," he said.
Meanwhile, BBP Executive Director Santosh Kumar visited the park to review the situation and ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The leopard had entered Vibgyor High School in Kundalahalli early on Sunday and injured six persons before it was tranquilised and trapped. A major tragedy was averted as the big cat had intruded into the school (where more than 3000 students study), on a Sunday.
The same area in the city also witnessed more leopard intrusions last week as locals near the school reported sighting of two more leopards. The forest department officials had set up two traps and launched a three-day search before calling off the operation as no leopards were found.
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