A wild leopard was seen at Pune Airport on April 28, where it was caught on camera eating stray dogs near the runway. This shows how animals from the jungle are coming into cities as towns grow bigger and take over their homes. When cities become larger, animals often have no choice but to enter areas where people live and work.
The Maharashtra Forest Department and RESQ Charitable Trust are working together to catch the leopard. They’ve put up special cameras and cages all over the Air Force area to find and trap the animal. Teams have been watching the area day and night for more than a week, showing how hard it’s to catch such a clever animal.
The leopard is hard to catch because the Air Force area is very big, and there are many stray dogs for it to eat. The animal has found a good place to live because it can easily find food here. The leftover food and dead animals make the airport an attractive place for the leopard to stay.
This problem has made the airport officials think about how to better handle wild animals that enter city areas. The team is using both old and new ways to catch the leopard. They’re using normal trap cages but also new technology like special cameras to make sure they can catch the animal safely.
The Pune Airport case shows that we need to plan better for such problems before they happen, instead of trying to solve them after animals enter city areas. The airport has to be extra careful because it needs to keep people safe while also making sure the leopard isn’t harmed when it’s caught.
This incident has started important talks about how to handle wild animals in cities better. It shows that we need strong fences between where people live and work and where animals should live. Officials are still trying to catch the leopard while keeping both people and the animal safe. This kind of problem is becoming more common as cities keep growing bigger and taking over jungle areas. The incident has been added to Pune crime news collection for tracking similar wildlife encounters in urban areas.
