A radio collaring project is throwing up fascinating data on the behaviour of leopards in Sanjay Gandhi National Park. And the protagonist telling the story is a female big cat who calls Aarey home
SGNP veterinary officer Dr Shailesh Pethe, along with the SGNP Leopard Rescue Team, measure the dimension of the neck before the collar is fitted
Leopards walk long distances. If there was ever a doubt, last week’s mid-day report on a leopard having traversed 25 km from Goregaon’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SNGP) to the Gorai-Manori belt via a green patch in Mira Bhayendar, where locals have spotted large pug marks, only confirms this.