While the appearance of a leopard near Vasai fort—located approximately 10 km from Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary—has left many astonished, officials from Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) told mid-day that the big cat’s details match the records of a feline in the sanctuary’s database.

Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF) and SGNP Director G Mallikarjun said, “The image of the big cat that was photographed by the camera trap near Vasai fort was matched with our leopard database and it turned out to be a leopard from Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary.”