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RE: Having predators in your region will lead to several different benefits for us humans! Keeping them around might actually do us a lot of goods
Hi, I'm from India and there have been a few attacks recently, one in Bengaluru and another in Rajganj. The leopard had entered a school in Bengaluru and luckily didn't harm any kid, however, one of the wildlife officials who was trying to tranquillize him got attacked. Fortunately, he survived
And in Rajganj, the leopard ended up injuring 35 people and another incident in Mumbai where I live a two-year-old kid was attacked by the big cat. I never head the big cat attacking any dogs or maybe the media doesn't report it. But if what you're saying is true, and they prey on dogs which help in eliminating rabies and other diseases then it's assuring. That works for me. Thank you for sharing this information.
Yeah, they can be really dangerous! I'm glad to hear that no children were harmed when it entered the school.
It's a big problem when the leopards live close to people like this, but as the paper states, it should be a net benefit to human survival because it is important for keeping diseases at bay. It might seem strange to see claims like these when 35 people were injured in an attack, but keep in mind that some of the diseases such as rabies can harm a lot more people from a few infected individuals.
Thanks for a great comment, @akshayb!
I'm glad to know that too. But in the scale of diseases and human life, life is more precious. However, Rabies should be tackled by the animal welfare at the very first stage.
Good point. Yeah, human lives are a lot more important, but keep in mind that some diseases also can lead to death as well.
Certainly