Srinagar, April 21 -- Amidst escalating reports of leopard sightings in urban areas of Kashmir, the experts from wildlife department here have shed light on the multifaceted blend of factors contributing to these encounters, revealing that around 90% of such reports are deemed false upon investigation. Parvez Ahmad, Wildlife Warden of the central division Kashmir, highlighted that while social media platforms are flooded with purported leopard sightings, a significant majority-90%-are found to be baseless upon scrutiny.

"It may not be correct to say that there is a spike in the presence of leopards in urban areas," Ahmad stated. "Of the reports we receive, 90% turn out to be fake, and we take up the matter with the police against those i...