Caecilian, rare snake-like amphibian was also discovered in the interiors of Aarey ColonyĢ019: New spider discovered Jerzego sunillimay This is the first ever species of this genus Jerzego whose taxonomic details, mating behaviour, and egg development have been documented. Species of Aarey Īarey contributes about 90 species of Butterflies (including plain tiger, striped tiger, common crow, chocolate pansy, common Mormon etc.8 species of reptiles ,12 amphibian species, 77 different avifauna (birdlife) species, 6 Species of venomous snakes. A leopard was allegedly carrying away a 4-year-old boy in Aarey Colony, The boy was rescued after alert locals intervened in the nick of time. She also pointed out that this is an urban dwellers' issue as people in rural areas experience less attacks and no death has occurred in Ahemadnagar, for instance, despite having a higher leopard count. Vidya Athreya, an ecologist, pointed out that leopards being around was never a big issue among residents of these areas, it is only a recent demand. While Aarey has been infamous for leopard attacks, research by Centre for Wildlife Studies revealed that leopards are actually afraid of humans and highlighted that poor garbage disposal and newly released leopards in a new environment have caused attacks. An RTI has revealed that from 2016 to 2018, seven leopards have been rescued. The Forest Department has joined hands with citizen groups to observe and learn about leopard behavior.
The leopards are monitored by camera traps, first set up in 2015.
There are 4 adult females named Adarsh Nagar (after the locality she used to frequent), Bindu, Chandani ( 3 legged leopard) and Luna. Leopards of Aarey Īarey is known to have potential to show human-leopard co-existence in an urban setting. These vulnerable animals include leopards, Rusty spotted cat, Sambar deer, Alexandrine Parakeet and Red-wattled Lapwing. There are about 290 species of wild life in Aarey Forest including 5 such species of animals which feature in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A recent report submitted to the state highlights the rich biodiversity inside Aarey. It has at least 86 species of trees and 22 species of birds.
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