Mythical Black Panther Spotted In Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa

Animals, birds and other creatures have never lived in peace, as humans are forever on their heels, for their flesh, hide, etc. Perhaps, the few months of 2020 is the first time, the natural world is left alone to itself, without the slightest infringement by human hands. This, of course, may seem quite fishy to animals and birds, causing them to take turns and pop up at the most unexpected places to make heads or tails of the situation.

Most dramatically, a black panther, the species which we believe exist only in the fictional world was spotted roaming majestically, for the first time at Patiem Beat in South Goa’s Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary.

A great glimpse of Goa's rich wildlife. Black Panther camera trapped at Patiem Beat of Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary. pic.twitter.com/p7IVuHDLP1
— Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) May 6, 2020

The whole country was left awestruck after a picture of the panther was tweeted, by Dr Pramod Sawant, the Chief Minister of Goa. The picture was captured in one of the cameras installed in the area.

The forest area of the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary is inhabited predominantly by tigers, and this is the first time a black panther was seen walking around. Forest officials stated that they are going to probe more into the affair and find out whether the creature wandered solo or was in a pack.

You remember that #Bagheera from Jungle book. Here it is. They are not separate species but melanistic common #leopard only. Found from Kabini to Darjeeling in #India. Beauty captured by Harsha Narasimhamurthy. pic.twitter.com/dDA53gZxBa
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) May 6, 2020

Countrymen cannot contain their excitement when Parveen Kaswan, an IFS officer, shared a video clip of the black panther perched on a tree. The clip became an instant sensation, hitting 104.5k views in just a few days.