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a cash leopard was spotted in sichuan entering the city for a "walk". the county forestry and grassland bureau said it may have lost its way and has been released

2024-09-02

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on september 1, many netizens uploaded a video saying that in baiyu county, ganzi prefecture, sichuan, a leopard was walking on the street, followed by many citizens, and a police car was on the side to "protect it". in the video, the leopard was sometimes walking on the street, and sometimes lying on the ground squinting in the sun, looking leisurely. on the 2nd, relevant staff of the baiyu county forestry and grassland bureau responded to the reporter of upstream news (reporting email: [email protected]) and said: "the situation is true. the leopard may have lost its way. yesterday, it was sent back to the forest by the police."

the clouded leopard took to the streets, attracting a large number of passers-by to watch.

upstream news reporters saw in videos posted by many netizens that a leopard was walking carelessly on the street, followed by many citizens who were filming it. in the video, the leopard was walking slowly on the road, and then lying outside a street shop to bask in the sun, looking leisurely. in the video, a police car followed all the way to "protect it." another video showed that the leopard was released into the wild after its legs were tied by uniformed staff.

the leopards are on the streets.

in the comment section, some netizens lamented that "now that the ecological environment is good, wild animals have also entered the city" and "the leopard is so beautiful, and it also wanders into the city." some netizens also speculated that "it walks slowly, is it hungry or sick?" another netizen analyzed that "usually after a physical examination, if there is no problem, it will be released into the wild. if there is a problem with the body and it is not suitable for survival in the wild, it will generally be kept for care."

in response to netizens' questions, relevant staff from the baiyu county forestry and grassland bureau said: "the leopard appeared in mofanggou (sound) in the county seat. after the incident, staff from the forestry and grassland bureau went to the scene to collect evidence. from the video, it can be seen that the leopard does not seem to be sick, but may have lost its way. there are wild forests near the scene of the incident. afterwards, the leopard was sent back to the forest by relevant staff." the above-mentioned staff reminded that baiyu county's ecological protection work has achieved remarkable results. in areas where wild animals are found, the general public is advised to pay attention to travel safety.

the leopards are on the streets.

according to the baiyu county media center, the leopard is a cat, similar in size to a tiger, but only one-third the size of a tiger. it is a medium-sized carnivore, also known as a leopard. it is a national first-class protected animal and one of the predators at the top of the food chain. on august 30, villagers in baiyu county photographed a leopard near jinsha township. in recent years, the population of rare wild animals in baiyu county has continued to increase, and the traces of wild protected animals such as leopards and snow leopards have been recorded many times.

upstream news reporter feng shengyong and intern zhang yidan. image source/video screenshot