Residents of Ooty are tense after a leopard and a bear were spotted in a residential area in Yellanahalli on April 5. Videos capturing the animals on a terrace and climbing walls have gone viral, raising safety concerns.
Villagers in Yellanahalli, shocked by the sighting of leopards and bears, have urged forest officials to capture the animals and quickly lock them in cages. This, as reported by ANI, is intended to prevent future encounters and ensure public safety.
Indian Forest Service Officer Parveen Kaswan shared the video on social media platform X and suggested that the animals were involved in a clandestine gathering.
Mr Kaswan wrote, “Looks like a secret meeting is taking place in that house. A leopard and a bear decided to visit a house near Ooty together. Interesting!”
Watch the video here:
It looks like there's a secret meeting taking place in that house. A leopard and a bear decided to visit a house near Ooty together. Interesting !! pic.twitter.com/3067fTx7QM
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) April 6, 2024
The sight of a leopard and bear on the loose sends shivers down the spines of the villagers, keeping them indoors.
The video caused several reactions on the X platform.
Commenting on the video, one user wrote, “I'm trying to figure out what to do with these people.”
Another user wrote: “Baloo and Bagheera are probably visiting Mowgli”
“It's Bagheera and Baloo figuring out how to save Mowgli from Sherkhan,” the third user wrote.
“There to attend their secret society meeting,” the fourth user commented.
“There must have been something that attracted both hungry wild animals to the same house. I suspect they openly threw some meat or food,” the fifth user wrote.
This is not the first time that a leopard has been sighted in a residential area. Earlier, two leopards were spotted roaming in Maharashtra's Nashik city, causing panic among residents. One of the animals was captured by forest rangers while they searched for the other.
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