Leopard in Vadodara’s Bathroom(video)
Leopard in Vadodara’s bathroom
Sunday, 7th January 2007
Vadodara, Gujarat.
Today at around 8.30 A.M. one fully grown approximately 1 to 1.5 years old leaopard(Dipado), jumped a compound wall and intruded in mr. Ramanbhai patel’s bungalow at Amitnagar in Kareliabag area, Vadodara(Baroda).
As it went inside an open door of bathroom, it was captivated there. Beside two plastic buckets full of water, leopard took it’s position comfortably. Leopard had injury on it’s head between two eyes.
As this news reached all across the city via local t.v. cable network news, thousands of people were gathered at the place and surrounding areas. Forest department officials and police people rushed to this place.
Forest department fired four tranquilizer gun shots to make it unconscious. Vocal Animal lovers had already rushed to the place to see that administration do not kill this innocent animal in any case. Even after fourth shot, leopard was just little unwell but not unconscious. Rifle to shot tranquilizer had also created trouble, so new rifle was ordered immediately.
After four hours of hard work finally cage was brought and leopard was transferred from Bathroom to this cage. National news T.V. channels showed live coverage of this whole operation and this issue was in limelight thus nationally.
In another incident today in Gir forest area, four lions intruded in a village and attacked to village people who are now admitted in civil hospital of Junagadh.
Also read and listen: Where is the will power to protect Gujarati lions ?
January 7th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Jambughoda forest is nearby, and it has handsome amount of leopards, so leopard may have come that way.
January 7th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
WoW!!
January 9th, 2007 at 11:29 am
1070 leopards in May 2006 were counted across Gujarat. We can predict there are around 1088 leopards right now in Gujarat. Read on this link for more on leopards counting in Gujarat:
http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20060606/10438.htm
January 9th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Also read: This is macro view about wildlife problem in relation with human presence:
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/10/03/stories/2004100300010100.htm
Also this for leopard’s killing by authorities
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/39508817.cms
January 10th, 2007 at 5:26 am
Sollid majja aavi
January 10th, 2007 at 6:03 am
We must wake up to the fact that Leopards stray for want of food & territory. with forest cover shrinking & food getting scarce, they are being forced into the city. Time to re-think about our wanton desire to destroy their natural habitat!
January 10th, 2007 at 8:02 am
as Avi said, we really need to think on this Men-Animal conflict, till the date they are not harmful, people will not react, but the day they’ll its will be difficult to face the situation, hats off to the Forest Dept for their services,
to see a leopards in city, escaped from Zoo is not an big issue as we can have a look on them and take needful actions,
but Lions attacking Humans in Wild areas is not alarming for us.