After observing for over a year that the female leopard C-33 Delta has been coexisting with people despite roaming very close to human settlements, the team monitoring leopard activity in the Aarey Colony has now dropped its collar. The team will now continue monitoring C33 using camera traps. C33 was radio-collared and released into its natural habitat on November 12, 2021.

Man-animal conflicts

In 2021, a series of human-animal conflict incidents were reported in Aarey Milk Colony. Following the incidents, the forest department and researchers zeroed down on the suspected animal responsible for the attacks. Trap cages were set at Aarey Colony and female leopard C33-Delta was trapped in the cage. It was then taken to the Leopard Rescue Centre at Sanjay Gandhi National Park.