dog caught up in a trap earlier set for a leopard
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has withdrawn its team from Soroti University after an investigation into reports of a leopard in the area found no confirmed sightings.
UWA said its team spent several days investigating the reports and engaging residents. The team also set traps, but caught domestic dogs instead of a leopard. The dogs were safely released.
“Our team spent days investigating & engaging residents. We set traps but captured only domestic dogs, which we safely released,” UWA said in a post on X. “We have therefore withdrawn our team.”
UWA spokesperson Bashir Hangi said residents could not confirm that they had seen a leopard.
“No one in the area could say for sure they had seen a leopard,” Hangi said.
He said the operation had ended and the team’s withdrawal was intended to ease residents’ concerns.
“This should put an end to the panic among local residents. The operation has accordingly ended and teams will withdraw from the area,” Hangi said.
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