Kakinada: Forest officers have been in midst of search operations on Sunday after a leopard was seen on surveillance digicam shifting round Lalacheruvu near Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari district, final week. The speedy risk appears to be on residents of Lalacheruvu Housing Board Colony.
The forest division group on the lookout for the large cat will probably be headed by Kakinada district forest officer Bharani. Doctors of Visakhapatnam Zoo and native forest officers have additionally joined the search operations. The leopard, primarily based on its recorded picture on Friday, is believed to about eight years previous.
Conservator of forests Srinivasa Reddy advised Deccan Chronicle that the skilled group has put in cameras in 4 places to hint the animal. He mentioned after catching the leopard, medical doctors will check its well being after which specialists will resolve when it will likely be launched into thick forested areas.
Srinivasa Reddy felt floods could have compelled the leopard to maneuver into human settlements. He additionally mentioned the reserve forest in Diwancheruvu in Rajanagaram mandal noticed a leopard 10 years in the past as properly.
District forest officer Bharani advised the media that the individuals in Swaroopnagar, Padmavahinagar, Rupanagar, Sriramnagar, Tarakaramanagar, AP Housing Board Colony and in the neighborhood ought to be alert and they need to not transfer out of their houses after 6.00 pm.
She mentioned the leopard is shifting near the Diwancheruvu reserve forest space.
She mentioned the officers can’t disclose what number of days it would take to catch the animal.
She requested the individuals to tell her group, if they’ve any info concerning the leopard on the toll free quantity: 18004295909.
Rajanagaram MLA Bathula Bala Ramakrishna mentioned the individuals should cooperate with the forest division officers.
