A report
on the wildlife rescues / conflicts/awareness that our team attended in 2012- March 2013
with Mumbai range and SGNP Rescue Team.
1.
On April
21, 2012 when a leopard had entered the basement of N.E.S school in Mulund (W)
throwing a challenge to the forest department. Officers from the Mumbai range,
SGNP Rescue Team and our team successfully rescued the leopard from the school
by trapping it.
2.
One
month later on May18, 2012 a 6 foot crocodile was spotted at Ganesh pada in
Mulund (W) in a nullah. Officers from the Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team and
our team successfully rescued the crocodile.
3.
One
month later on June 28, 2012 a couple of leopards had entered in the premises
of IIT (Powai) and had created distress and panic among the people there.
Officers from the Mumbai range SGNP Rescue Team and our team reached the spot
and found the leopards mating, we followed the leopards and next day the
leopards were chased and sent to the park. No harm to anybody including the two
wildcats leading to a successful operation.
4.
One
month later on July 15, 2012 a 6 year old girl Sanjana Thorat was killed by a
leopard when she was attending natures call outside her house at Shankar Tekdi
in Mulund (W). Officers from Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team and our team
reached the spot and began the rescue operation as it was night and heavily
raining the body was recovered next morning.
5.
On
July 18, 2012 a baby crocodile was rescued from water pumping station at
Bhandup water purification plant by SGNP Rescue Team, Mumbai range officers and
our team.
6.
Four
months later on November 2, 2012 a 52 year old Sitabai Paghe was killed by a
leopard when she was attending natures call at Maroshi pada in Aarey milk
colony. Officers from the Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team, and our team reached
the spot and set up a trap cage on the spot.
7.
Next
day on November 3, 2012 a male leopard was trapped at Maroshi pada in Aarey
milk colony. Officers from the Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team and our team
reached the spot and safely loaded the leopard into the rescue van which then
took it to the rescue centre at SGNP.
8.
On
November 5, 2012 dead body of a 60 plus year old man was found in the premises
of the national park , the body was eaten by a leopard. Officers from the
Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team and our team reached the spot and carried out
the further investigations and proceedings.
9.
On November 19, 2012 two leopards were trapped
at Maroshi pada in Aarey milk colony early morning and late evening. Officers
from the Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team and our team reached the spot and
rescued them, and then they were taken to the park.
10.
On
November 20, 2012 a 2 year old girl Usha Yadav was killed by a leopard when she
was attending natures call at Tembi pada near Bhandup. Officers from the Mumbai
range, SGNP Rescue Team and our team reached the spot , the body was recovered
from Bhandup water purification plant’s premises.
11.
On December 2, 2012 a leopard had entered ONGC
society in Jogeshwari early in the morning. Officers from the Mumbai range,
SGNP Rescue Team and our team reached the spot, the leopard tranquilized and
safely rescued from the complex and brought to the rescue centre in the park.
12.
On
December 7, 2012 a 50 plus year old security guard Anthony Fernandez was killed
by a leopard inside the premises of Bhandup water purification plant. Officers
from the Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team and our team reached the spot and
carried out the further investigations and proceedings.
13.
On
December 18, 2012 two leopards had fell inside a 20 feet long pit at a fort in
Ghorbandar in thane. SGNP rescue team and our team had gone for the rescue ,
but when we reached the spot the leopards managed to escape from the pit with
the help of a ladder that the villagers had put in the pit.
14.
On
January 1, 2013 a 19 year old boy Vinod Hadal was attacked but not killed by a
leopard, when he came out of his house to attend natures call at Maroshi pada
in Aarey milk colony. Officers from the Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team and our
team reached the spot and installed trap cages and night patrolling in the
area.
15.
On
January 7, 2013 a leopard attacked and injured 25 year old Savita Varthe when
she was filling water late in the evening at Mathai pada in Aarey milk colony.
Officers from the Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team and our team reached the spot
and laid down a trap to catch the leopard and also started night patrolling. On
the similar day in the morning a man was injured by a leopard in unit no.28 in
the same area, our team with the SGNP Rescue Team visited the area.
16.
On
January 14, 2013 a female leopard was trapped at Maroshi pada in Aarey milk
colony. Officers from the Mumbai range, SGNP rescue team and our team reached
the spot, rescued the leopard and brought it to the rescue centre in the park.
17.
On
January 26, 2013 another female leopard was trapped at Mathai pada in Aarey
milk colony where a woman was injured two weeks ago. Officers from the Mumbai
range, SGNP rescue team and our team rescued the cat and brought it to the
rescue centre.
18.
On
January 26, 2013 a leopard killed a 10 year old Saurabh Yadav at Adarsh nagar
in Aarey milk colony in the evening. Officers from the Mumbai range, SGNP
Rescue Team and our team reached the spot, surveyed the area and laid down a
trap. We also started night patrolling in the area.
19.
On
January 31, 2013 a female leopard walked into the trap which was set at Adarsh
nagar in Aarey milk colony. Officers from the Mumbai range, SGNP Rescue Team
and our team rescued the leopard and brought it to the rescue centre in the
park.
Other than this we also carried out awareness program with groups,
individuals, security guards, residents, workers etc at the places wherever the
conflict took place. The areas we covered are as follows,
ü Shankar tekdi – Mulund
ü IIT –
Powai
ü Yogi hills – Mulund
ü Tembi pada – Bhandup
ü Bhandup water purification plant
ü Royal palms – Aarey
ü Maroshi pada – Aarey
ü Mathai pada – Aarey
ü Tabelas (cow sheds)
ü Adarsh nagar
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