The video has collected over 18,000 views and 11,000 impressions
A video of a leopard roaming around in Nainital has surfaced online. The video shows the leopard walking on an empty road of the hill station, the clip was shared by Indian Forest Service officer Saket Badola. After some time the animal looks at the camera and starts walking towards the gate of Thakur Dev Singh Bisht campus.
The caption of the video reads, “Post-dinner walk in the city of #Nainital.”
Watch the video here:
After Dinner City Walk #nainital, pic.twitter.com/uhuoXwz0UQ
— Saket Badola IFS (@Saket_Badola) February 27, 2023
Since being posted, the video has garnered over 18,000 views and 11,000 impressions. One user commented, “Since Nainital is in Uttarakhand, we can proudly say that we are the number 1 state in wildlife conservation.”
Another user asked, “How can you be so sure about the post-dinner walk…maybe this cat is still looking for dinner…”
3rd user commented, “I studied PG in forestry from this campus. DSB campus has been awarded “Green Campus” by Uttarakhand Forest Department. There is a great biodiversity around it. Like barking deer, porcupine , panthers, different types of birds and many more. Nice to see it.”
Several incidents of leopards entering residential areas have come to the fore. Environmentalists blame uncontrolled development eating into the habitat of leopards and other animals.
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