Walk with Wildlife
Walk with Wildlife: On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court postponed making a decision regarding the forest department’s Walk with Wildlife initiative. The question of whether the forest department may host the planned “Walk with Wildlife” event this month inside the Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary, which is situated in Delhi’s South Ridge, was previously heard by the court.The court’s position currently makes it evident that it is not happy with the Forest Department’s “Walk with Wildlife” response.
Walk with Wildlife: Eight to nine leopards, along with other wild creatures like hyenas and jackals, are thought to call the Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary home.
Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court expressed his continued concern for the safety of people inside this area. After hearing from the parties’ attorneys, the court has postponed making a decision.
There are eight to nine leopards in the Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary, along with other wild creatures like hyenas and jackals. Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court expressed his concern over people’s safety there once again. Following the parties’ legal counsel sessions, the court has postponed making an order.
The court raised these questions.
Walk with Wildlife: Regarding this matter, Justice Jasmeet Singh’s court stated, “How can we raise people’s awareness of this? You believe the leopard to be an animal that hides. Should that be the case, how is the forest department able to approve adventurous programs like ‘Walk with Wildlife’? What if someone gets injured? There might be kids present.
Asola Bhati Sanctuary is a protected area.
Walk with Wildlife Advocates for amicus curiae Gautam Narayan and Aditya N Prasad contended that Asola Bhati could not include any human activity. It is a safe haven. The leopard, which had escaped the sanctuary, was seen last week in a nearby housing estate, but it had not yet been apprehended, the court was told.
Forest officers should do this work first.
Subsequently, Justice Jasmeet Singh instructed the government attorney to obtain clarification that the sanctuary was not a “Serengeti” or “Masai Mara.” Tanzania’s Serengeti is a national park, and Kenya’s Masai Mara is a game reserve. On Monday, the forest department was urged by the court to organize itself before moving forward with the plan to host the event on December 9 and 10.