Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Safari Trackers of the Kumana National Park where a leopard had mauled a labourer and caused serious injuries to a jeep driver insist that the Wildlife Department should intervene as there had been warnings sounded by trackers of an imminent attack by this leopard prior to the incident on Wednesday.

Safari Trackers whom the Daily News spoke to said that there had been warnings sounded by them of a fierce leopard that was visibly agitated by the presence of people both pilgrims and workers in the particular area.

The trackers insist that the Wildlife Department should do more to educate Pada Yathra pilgrims of the risks when venturing into the same area where the incident had taken place.

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