Leopard Spotted Inside Hyderabad Airport, Plays Hide-And-Seek With Officials Trying To Catch It
Imagine yourself standing in line to board a flight?and?a leopard shows up there! Authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi International?Airport?(RGIA) in?Hyderabad and the Telangana Forest Department are trying their best to avoid such a situation. This after a leopard?was sighted?on the airport premises at Shamshabad.
Leopard first spotted on Saturday
The leopard was first spotted?on CCTV cameras installed around the?airport?vicinity?on Saturday.
The animal was once again seen near the aircraft repair?center near Gollapalli under Shamshabad municipality in Ranga Reddy district on Sunday.
The Forest Department has launched an operation to catch the leopard?and installed?trap cameras and set up cages, but their efforts have so far remained unsuccessful.
Jumped over boundary wall
According to officials, the big cat jumped over the?boundary wall of the?airport?near Gollapalli, triggering an alarm in the?Airport?Control Room.?The?airport?authorities immediately alerted the Forest Department, which launched an operation to catch it. Two cubs?are believed?to be accompanying the leopard.
The?presence of the leopard?triggered panic among residents?and?officials have advised them to be careful. According to officials,?the leopard was spotted?in the outskirts and had not entered the runway area.
Location identified
With the help of CCTV footage, the officials identified?the area?where the leopard?was seen?and?focused?their efforts there. They believe?that the?elusive animal is still inside the airport and is unlikely to leave as it would need to scale a seven-foot wall to exit the airport area.
Officials suspect?that the leopard could be surviving?by hunting wild boars and rabbits and drinking water from a small waterbody near the cargo area.
This?is not the first time a leopard has?been seen?inside the airport premises.?In 2021?too?a?leopard sighting was reported?from there, but?it was never caught.
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