A leopard takes a fancy to Delhi - been in Yamuna Biodiversity Park for two weeks

A male leopard was caught on camera in the Yamuna Biodiversity Park (YBP) in north Delhi for the first time and the location is too far away from the place where another spotted cat's pugmarks had been seen last year. Based on its pugmarks, officials feel it may have become a `resident' - its pugmarks have been regularly seen for two weeks.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 23 November 2016.

That leopards are straying into human habitats is a known fact. Pugmarks of leopards were found last year at Asola Wildlife Sanctuary and a spotting was even reported in Usmanpur at the end of December 2015. In order to capture leopard and hyena sightings, a number of camera traps were also installed in Bandhwari and Mangar areas near Gurgaon.
In the opinion of experts, the number of sightings of the leopard at YBP could mean that it has decided to stay here for the time being. This could be attributed to availability of sufficient water during the day and small animals to prey on, during the night. Animals like wild boar, pigs, dogs, goats and hare.
Experts suspect that it may have walked down the river plain from Kalesar in Haryana which is the nearest forest patch. It could have followed the river corridor. Leopards can travel as far as 700km.


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