Leopard found in sanctuary; curbs on visitor entry

The presence of a leopard in Ralamandal Sanctuary here for a second time in a month has led the forest authorities to restrict the entry of visitors in the reserve area.
Last month, the forest officials had caught a leopard from the sanctuary and released it in the Choral forest area.
However, forest guards recently discovered pugmarks of another leopard which had killed a blue bull. Following this, entry of visitors in the reserve area has been restricted to avoid any harm to them, Ralamandal Sanctuary's Superintendent Ashok Kharate told PTI today.
As a precautionary measure, the entry of visitors in the sanctuary has been limited to between 10 AM and 3 PM, he said.

The forest guards have launched a hunt to catch the big cat and set up cages with dogs as a bait, Kharate said.