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Black panther spotted in Goa wildlife sanctuary; govt to put up more cameras to track it

10:38 AM May 09, 2022 | PTI |

A black panther has been spotted in a camera trap placed in a wildlife sanctuary in Goa, following which the state government has decided to install more cameras in the forest area to monitor the feline’s movements, state Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane said.

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The state forest department on Sunday released a picture of the black panther caught on camera in South Goa’s Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary on April 25.

The feline was seen walking in the forest area.

Rane in a tweet on Sunday said, ”An amazing sighting of the #BlackPanther captured at Mollem through the camera trap. I have asked the Department to keep track of and monitor the movements of the Black Panther. We shall be putting up more camera traps to monitor his thorough movement.”

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