3 leopards sighted at new wildlife reserve

Ajmer: The sighting of three leopards at the newly declared wildlife conservation reserve of Ganga Bharao Ghati in Ajmer has raised hopes that it can be developed on the lines of the Jhalana leopard reserve in Jaipur.
A video of the three leopards sitting on rocks behind the Chamunda temple in the reserve went viral recently and the forest department has confirmed their presence.
Divisional forest officer Abhimanyu Saharan said that the Ganga Bharao Ghati wildlife reserve was recently declared in an area of 39 square kilometres and the forest department plans to develop it for safaris. He said that the department is planning to develop a prey base and a hunting area for the leopards inside the forest.
“The ghati is beautiful and the forest on Nag hills is dense. For leopards it is an ideal habitat,” said an official source in the forest department. He added that sighting of leopards has been reported near Taragarh fort and Chamunda Temple many times in the past. “There is movement of leopards in this region. We are planning to develop it for safari tourism,” said the official.