Is the same leopard that was captured in the Uttan region in March this year back again? Locals have been seeing the leopard very frequently over the past week, following which the forest department has installed camera traps to study the animal’s activity.

Range Forest Officer, (RFO) Rakesh Bhoir, from the Mumbai Range of the Thane Forest Department, said, “Following the regular sightings of the leopard in the Uttan area, the forest department officials have visited the spot and leopard awareness sessions have also been conducted. We have also installed camera traps in the area to monitor the leopard’s activity. We would like to appeal to the local residents to not panic and follow the dos and don’ts explained to them by our staff.”