Forest officials have found metal traps in a 10-km radius during a massive search inside Film City after the carcasses of a leopard and sambar were found. The search threw up at least 30 live metal snares. Forest officials believe these may have been set up by poachers to trap wild animals, a report in this paper stated.

Details cited that a majority of the snares were recovered from the area close to Film City where garbage is dumped and where dogs and deer come to feed and which in turn, attracts leopards. The 30 traps are a pointer to a well-planned, brazen poaching operation inside the park. Authorities should not wait for another carcass to be found as a catalyst for action. The way to nip this in the bud is to conduct surprise checks to establish whether there is a pattern, how extensive is this network and most importantly who is behind it.