The West Java Natural Resources Conservation Center (BBKSDA) confirmed that the leopard that was released from the quarantine cage at Lembang Park and Zoo, West Bandung Regency, was still around the zoo area.
Head of the West Java BBKSDA SDA III Conservation Section, Ujang Acep, said the results of monitoring the joint team from Thursday night to Friday morning showed the animal had not yet left the residential area.
"This animal is confirmed to be still in the area within Lembang, thank God it's not far from the village. Hopefully today it can be caught soon," said Ujang in Bandung, Friday, August 29. reported by ANTARA.
He explained that monitoring was carried out using thermal drones since Thursday (28/8) at 22.00 WIB until around 02.00 WIB in the morning.
From these observations, leopards were observed several times moving around the quarantine area, but disappeared from detection when entering the culverts.
When animals are under vegetation or culverts, drones cannot detect them. It becomes one of the obstacles of night monitoring," he said.
According to him, the search continued during the day with the help of sniffer dogs (K9) to trace traces of animal odors. This effort was made because during the day the leopard tends to rest, making it easier to find.
"If there is only one tree, it actually makes it easier because the animal can be shot by drugs and dropped with a net underneath," said Agus.
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Ujang ensured that a joint team consisting of West Java BBKSDA, the police, the TNI, and veterinarians continued to carry out intensive monitoring to capture the protected animals again.
"Lastly, the animals were seen around 2 o'clock in the morning. The K9 team, fire speech, and veterinarians continued to monitor until dawn and continued observation in the morning," he said.
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