Overview
- Airport authorities informed the forest department that a leopard was seen twice on November 19, first behind Bay No. 9 at about 5:30 am and later near Taxi Link K4 around 7:40 pm.
- Forest teams have installed a trap cage and deployed camera traps, with heightened surveillance focused around Lohegaon where the animal’s movements have been tracked for 15–20 days.
- Officials issued precautionary advisories to the Airports Authority of India and the Air Force to prevent the leopard from entering restricted areas.
- Authorities characterize the leopard’s movements as territorial, noting the airport falls within its range, and are working to identify and block entry paths into the airside.
- Flight operations have continued normally as capture efforts proceed, according to officials and local reports.