The leopard attacked the girl and injured her. The girl was taken to the hospital, where she was declared brought dead
The leopard attacked the girl and injured her. The girl was taken to the hospital, where she was declared brought dead
On October 24, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a leopard in the forested area of Aarey Colony in the western suburb of Goregaon, police said.
An officer of Aarey police station said that the incident took place at unit number 15 of Aarey at around 6.30 am when the girl was following her mother who was going to the temple at a distance of about 30 feet from their house.
The leopard attacked the girl and injured her. The girl was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, they said.
“Based on the preliminary information, we have registered an accidental death report (ADR) in the case, further investigation is on,” the official said.
Meanwhile, the forest department has initiated an action plan to prevent human-wildlife conflict in the area, an official said.
He told that the Forest Department has called a team of the Resink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAW) for help.
The officials have deployed a wildlife ambulance, wildlife crisis response teams from the Mumbai Forest Department and volunteers in the area, the official said.
He said that rescue workers, leopard experts, veterinary doctors and senior officials of forest department would be stationed round the clock in Aarey throughout this week.
The official said patrolling would be conducted at night and camera traps would be installed to identify and monitor the movements of the big cat.
Located near the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Aarey is considered the green lung of Mumbai and has witnessed several attacks by leopards in the past.