Leopard in Chamarajanagar medical college quarters leaves residents shocked
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A wild leopard sauntered into the residential quarters of medical doctors and professors of the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), situated about 7 km from Chamarajanagar city, on Wednesday night time scaring the inmates.
But the leopard, which had reached the primary flooring of the residential advanced, retreated down the steps and disappeared.
CCTV footage reveals the leopard racing alongside the hall and taking place the steps. Within seconds, it reappears, seems to be right into a room, backtracks and goes out of view once more. One of the inmates, who sighted the leopard, alerted different residents. The Forest Department personnel have deployed guards to patrol the realm.
Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar M.R. Ravi stated the medical quarters abuts the Yadapura hillock and leopards are sighted in the realm steadily. But it’s unclear whether or not it’s the identical leopard or there are others dwelling in the neighborhood. He stated the footage reveals the leopard peeping right into a room, which had its door open, and retreating from there and it was at that time – round 9.30 p.m. – that its presence was seen.
Meanwhile, the Forest Department has positioned a cage to entice the leopard contained in the campus moreover issuing a set of directions to inmates.
Manoj Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forests of Chamarajanagar, stated the realm surrounding the medical college campus has many open pits of deserted quarries and leopards from the forests have a tendency to make use of them as hideouts. One of them might have strayed into the residential quarters in search of prey and it’s sheer windfall that there was no untoward incident, he added.
The division has instructed that the open pits be reclaimed by filling it with soil adopted by plantation. Mr. Kumar stated his employees are getting ready a report figuring out the open quarries and can submit it to the district administration and the federal government.
Meanwhile, sources stated the realm round Yadapura hillock is a pure habitat for leopards and different wildlife. Approval for a slew of constructions, together with authorities buildings, in this space have led to habitat degradation and squeezed the leopards to the periphery ensuing in battle conditions.