Wildlife Dept conducts search after video of big cat goes viral

A search operation was launched by the Wildlife Department in the Dhulkot area after a video showing the presence of a big cat in the area went viral on Friday night.

The clip of a CCTV camera showed a big cat resembling a leopard. But Wildlife Department officials didn’t confirm the presence of a leopard.

Wildlife Inspector Rakesh Kumar said that information regarding the presence of a leopard was received, following which a search operation was launched. However, no pugmarks have been spotted in the area where the big cat was shown in the video. The animal hasn’t been spotted in any other area and no other movement has also been traced so far.

The matter has been brought to the attention of the higher authorities. The big cat could also be a fishing cat. The residents have been asked to stay vigilant and a close watch is being kept by the department, he said.