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Hyderabad: Two wild animals were seen in Hyderbad on Thursday morning and kept Hyderabad Nehru Zoo Park authorities and police on hooks for several hours. An Asian palm civet and a leopard were spotted in town on Thursday morning.
While the Asian Palm Civet was trapped and caged in an hour, the leopard still keeps officials, including the police, hooked since it was first seen around 8:30 a.m. Authorities are also using drones to track the leopard.
Below: Asian palm civet in cage
At around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nehru Zoo Park officials received a call from the Hyderabad Golconda indicating that a Black Panther-like animal was moving near Fateh Darwaza in the Noorani Masjid area. Zoo officials arrived in the area with a cage and other equipment and caught the animal, which turned out to be an Asian palm civet. “We have yet to determine where it must have come from and how it entered a residential area,” said N Kshitija, curator of the Nehru Zoo.
However, when zoo officials breathed a sigh of relief, the news of a leopard sitting on the road came from the Mylardevipally area, which is located on the outskirts of the city on the way to Hyderabad International Airport. Although there is a blockage due to the threat of the COVID-19 coronavirus, many enthusiasts flocked near the leopard. They also clicked on photos and videos before officials arrived.
Although the rescue team led by Dr. MA Hakeem, the Deputy Director (Vet) along with other zoo officials and also police officers attempted to catch the animal, the leopard ran, jumped over a wall, and disappeared on the farm next door. Of the road.
Leopard on the main Mylardevpally road on the outskirts of Hyderabad
Since around 8:30 a.m., when the leopard disappeared on the farm, officials have been trying to locate the animal and reassure it with baits in the cage. But the leopard has not yet been sighted.
Officials at Nehru Zoo, Hyderabad, along with police and other rescue personnel on mission to find missing leopards
Just before sunset, a pair of drones were also used in the area where officials believe the leopard should be hiding, but there have been no signs of it.
It is quite puzzling even to officials as to how the leopard strayed off a busy highway. With darkness enveloping the area after sunset, it is even more difficult for those who are trying to catch it.
“Although leopards are shy, they are intelligent creatures. Leopards avoid rooms or human presence, but in the case of this particular leopard, I am amazed at how he got to a road where several vehicles pass. He sat on the middle of the road, without moving for a long time as we saw in videos and photos, ” says Sanjeev Siva, a wildlife photographer.
It remains to be seen how officials catch and catch this particular leopard. More than that, the interesting aspect will be where and where the leopard strayed into the city.
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