Udaipur, October 26, 2024 - The leopard that broke out of its cage at the Sajjangarh Biological Park on October 22 remained untraceable till yesterday, October 25. Search operation has been on for the past four days and every nook and corner of the Park has been scoured by Forest Department officials. Even the dense forest area of the 36-hectare Park has been thoroughly searched by the forest workers.

According to Deputy Forest Conservator Devendra Kumar Tiwari, the entire Park was divided into four blocks of nine hectares each for a search operation. One team was deployed to search streams and other areas. However, the search for the leopard has remained unsuccessful, leading to the assumption that it may have left the Park and gone to the Sajjangarh Sanctuary.

The Park has thus far remained closed to the public.

Earlier Incident:

This incident of a leopard missing from the Sajjangarh Biological Park is not the first time ever.  On February 9, 2023, UdaipurTimes had reported that a leopard escaped from its cage at the Park. However, fortunately the missing animal was traced and brought back to its cage after a five-hour search operation. The female leopard, weighing around 70 kgs and with back injuries, had been rescued from a village near Dabok around 15 days prior to its escape.