Rajasthan: Leopardess & Her Cubs Make Abandoned House Their Home, Authorities Keep Close Watch

One of the things to come to the fore post lockdown are the many corners of the earth that nature has reclaimed, and rightfully so. In Rajasthan, a similar scene is unfolding. Recently, a leopardess and her cubs were spotted there occupying an abandoned house.

The discovery was made in Tantol village of the Rajsamand district in Rajasthan. Luckily for this spotted mama and her young 'uns, authorities are keeping a watchful eye on the area possibly to make sure no harm comes to them.

Twitter/IFS Parveen Kaswan

Officials have reportedly installed CCTV cameras in the area to monitor the scenario and to make sure both animals and humans around remains safe.

A video that is now viral was tweeted by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan in which the leopardess can be seen roaming outside the abandoned house.

While everybody was inside the mother #leopard found an unused house & started raising her three cubs. In Tantol village of Rajasmand. Mother is coming in night & in daytime she goes for food. Cubs are doing fine. So now dept has put staff & cameras to monitor things. VC Raj FD. pic.twitter.com/zDIbhKKUvf

¡ª Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) April 16, 2020

The caption of the video read, ¡®While everybody was inside, the mother #leopard found an unused house and started raising her three cubs. In Tantol village of Rajsamand. Mother is coming in night and in daytime, she goes for food. Cubs are doing fine. So now, department has put staff and cameras to monitor things¡¯. He also mentioned that the cubs are all healthy.

All doing fine & healthy. Specially monitored. This was reported by Rajasthan Patrika. The image credit to them. pic.twitter.com/aVER64syKB

¡ª Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) April 16, 2020

As the caption mentions, the leopardess goes out for food during the day while her cubs are safe in the house. We hope that the little family stays safe and no harm comes to them. We also greatly appreciate the efforts of the forest officials who are keeping a close eye on the progress of this furry family.