DEHRA DUN: The man-leopard conflict appears to be raging in Uttarakhand owing to mounting attacks by the carnivores in various parts of the state
and killing of man-eaters by locals. As the dusk falls, villagers of Baniawala, Rangharwala, Premnagar, Ghangora and other areas of western Dehra Dun feel scared in going out in open fearing an attack by a leopardess. For past few days, the animal along with her two cubs has let lose a reign of terror and made the lives of the residents of these villages miserable. This is the condition despite the fact that at least six leopards were killed last month in the state after they were declared man-eaters, wildlife officials here said. A leopard, which had attacked around 15 people, was shot dead early this month after it was trapped in a house at Garhi Cantt area. In another incident, a leopard was clubbed to death at Khandah area of Pauri district on Friday. On Thursday, a leopard was axed to death in Uttarkashi district by irate villagers of Kumrara area after it attacked the locals. Meanwhile, Dr S P Goel of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) here expressed concern over rising incidents of the animal attacking human population and being killed by them in retaliation and said that efforts are on to minimize the attacks. During the past six months, around 15 leopards had been killed at various places in the state.
and killing of man-eaters by locals. As the dusk falls, villagers of Baniawala, Rangharwala, Premnagar, Ghangora and other areas of western Dehra Dun feel scared in going out in open fearing an attack by a leopardess. For past few days, the animal along with her two cubs has let lose a reign of terror and made the lives of the residents of these villages miserable. This is the condition despite the fact that at least six leopards were killed last month in the state after they were declared man-eaters, wildlife officials here said. A leopard, which had attacked around 15 people, was shot dead early this month after it was trapped in a house at Garhi Cantt area. In another incident, a leopard was clubbed to death at Khandah area of Pauri district on Friday. On Thursday, a leopard was axed to death in Uttarkashi district by irate villagers of Kumrara area after it attacked the locals. Meanwhile, Dr S P Goel of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) here expressed concern over rising incidents of the animal attacking human population and being killed by them in retaliation and said that efforts are on to minimize the attacks. During the past six months, around 15 leopards had been killed at various places in the state.
(Note-Man-leopard conflict is taking heavy toll in Uttarakhand and many leopards have been declared man eater in last few months and had been killed by people. People dont have any sympathy with the animals and want immediate elimination of the strayed animal from their surroundings. The situation is deteriorating day by day. The time has come to work out the solution of this problem.)
2 comments:
A serious issue being raised by author, apart from providing compensation by goverment in man animal conflict, focus should be to enhance eco tourism to benifit fringe dwelles outside the core habitat and people should be rellocated.Some stringent effort should be taken to preserve the valuable specie from being extinct. if such kind of incidence happens on regular basis it would become difficult for them to survive.
with regards
mukul srivastava
Sir,
any measures have been conceived of to curb thid escalating man-animal conflict?
as the population spills over & more presure on forest resources this incidents are goin to aggravate ,so what can be done ?
regrds,
Avijit
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