Hours after a leopard roaming in Warje was captured by forest officials, Shivaji nagar MLA Siddharth Shirole raised the issue of man-animal conflict in Pune's Warje area.
"Incidents of spotting of leopards and other wild animals have increased in the area. Taking cognizance of this, the government should take measures," Shirole said in the Legislative Assembly today.
He also said that the feline was spotted in Ahiregaon in Warje Malwadi and other adjoining areas, which caused panic.
This is the fifth leopard-related incident in the Pune district in the last six days
March 14: A pet dog was mauled to death by leopards in the Hinjewadi area.
March 17: A 19-year-old student was killed in Khed Taluka
March 18: A pregnant woman was injured in attack in the Ambegaon area
March 20: A calf was mauled to death by leopards in Junnar Taluka
On Monday, the Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told the Legislative Assembly that as many as 53 people were killed in the year 2022 in the attack by tigers and leopards in only Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. He was responding to a question raised by Congress MLA Bunty Bhangadia.
