All the debate over the leopard population in the national park and surrounding areas has been put to rest, as the results of an expert study on the same has been disclosed. The study involved camera trapping the big cats over 45 days and was undertaken by a researcher from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

The national park was split into three zones, each being tracked with around 15 cameras, to accurately study leopard activity there. Each leopard will be individually identified by the unique rosette patterns on the left and right flanks to ensure there is no double counting. Pic/Sachin Kalbag