THE LAND OF LEOPARDS

- In 2020, 482 leopards were counted as estimation was done only in limited protected areas (PAs) due to Covid situation
- In 2021, monitoring was done with camera trapping method in PAs as well as outside PAs
- WII was involved in extensive monitoring in all the PAs. NGO Wildlife Conservation Trust did camera trapping outside PAs
- One-year-old cubs not included in the estimation
- Experts feel figures may not be perfect because as per the forest department, 33 tigers and over 155 leopards have died due to various reasons in 2021
- It is possible these animals have been included in the estimation, as per experts
Vidarbha landscape count in 2021
Site——————————-Min leopards—————Population Estimate
Tadoba——————————-114 —————————115-125
Bramhapuri —————————74 —————————79-91
Umred-Karhandla———————6 ——————————6-8
Navegaon-Nagzira———————123 ————————135-156
PTR ————————————-60 —————————-66-85
Bor ————————————46 ——————————-50-68
Melghat ——————————-145 —————————145-152
Tipeshwar ——————————5—————————— 5-11
Pandharkawada ———————-10——————————-10-29
Painganga —————————-10—————————— 10-18
Dnyanganga ————————-28 ——————————28-34
Lonar ———————————-2——————————— 2
Katepurna —————————9 ——————————-9-16
Karanja-Sohol————————- 3——————————- 3
TOTAL —————————-635——————————-731 (663-798)