Monday, March 26, 2012

Leopards, Stray Dogs and Rubbish


If you are concerned about the risks of having leopards living close to your community then, according to a research project in Sanjay Gandhi National Park just north of Mumbai in India, the answer might be to manage your domestic waste more efficiently. They have found that the accumulations of waste attract and support stray dogs which in turn attract leopards who find the dogs relatively easy prey so stick around where they are more likely to come into conflict with people.

Now I am just waiting to hear somebody suggest that leopards are a good way to control stray dogs.

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