Panic gripped the densely populated Natipora area in Srinagar today after a leopard was sighted.<\/p>\n
Two weeks ago, a minor girl was mauled by a leopard in the Humhama area after which the animal was declared as a man-eater and professional hunters were employed to eliminate it.<\/p>\n
A team of the wildlife department was deputed to Natipora area earlier in the day to locate the animal and catch it before it caused any casualty.<\/p>\n
“The animal was spotted around 10 p.m. yesterday and we informed the local police station immediately,” a resident of the area said.<\/p>\n
People have been advised not to move out unnecessarily till the animal is caught and restored to its natural habitat.<\/p>\n
Locals are making announcements about the presence of the leopard through mosque loudspeakers.<\/p>\n
Kashmir wildlife warden, Rashid Naqash said: “Our teams are on the ground in the area. We are trying to establish the presence of the animal in the area through direct or indirect evidence.<\/p>\n
“So far, we have not been able to establish the presence of the animal in the area.”<\/p>\n
The wildlife warden, however, said that “since areas like Natipora, Humhama, Chanapora, Sant Nagar are located within less than 10 km from theSrinagar International Airport, which is situated on a Karewa with many vegetal belts in between, there always remains a possibility of the leopards straying into these areas”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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