35 leopards captured from only one farm in rural Gujarat

Junagadh, 24 May, 2014

This is the story of a farm in Prempara village of Visavdar taluka in Junagadh district. So far 35 wild leopards are captured from a farm owned by farmer Pareshbhai Gathani. Leopards visit Gathani’s farh so often that now Gathani has himself hired carpenters to make a cage. In last two months only more than four leopards are captured from Pareshbhai’s farm. Local people now identify Pareshbhai’s farm as Leopard’s farm. Generally when leopard is spotted, Pareshbhai informs forest department.The procedure is routine then after. Forester come with a cage and over the time capture the leopard. The visits of leopard has been so routine activity that Pareshbhai now wants to own a cage to deal with leopard before even foresters arrive.