IFS officer shares video of leopard consuming trash, says our waste is reaching the wild

Published on: Oct 18, 2025 04:15 pm IST

A video posted by an IFS officer confirmed a leopard feeding on rubbish close to Mount Abu.

A disturbing video circulating on social media has sparked outrage after displaying a leopard consuming trash amid piles of waste close to Mount Abu.

An IFS officer shared a video displaying a leopard consuming trash close to Mount Abu.(X/@ParveenKaswan)

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Shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan on X, the clip captures the massive cat desperately trying to find meals in rubbish strewn throughout the realm. The video carries on-screen messages that learn, “This isn’t the wild… the leopard shouldn’t need to seek for meals in our waste,” “Let’s be higher, defend forests, handle waste, and provides the wild its residence again,” “Stop dumping, begin caring,” and “Dispose responsibly. Respect the wild.”

Take a glance right here on the clip:

In his caption, Kaswan credited the one that filmed the footage, writing, “What a tragic visible. Shri Shivansh Sah recorded this #leopard close to Mount Abu. See how our trash is reaching the wild.” The clip, shared earlier in the present day, has already gathered over 34,000 views and continues to draw reactions from viewers.

Public response: ‘we must be ashamed’

The distressing visuals have prompted robust reactions on-line, with many expressing anger and disappointment on the method people are affecting wildlife habitats. One person commented, “Exploring or grabbing meals from waste can create main well being points. It’s too harmful. The similar situations exist for sloths within the Mount Abu forest space.” Another wrote, “Very unhappy. One factor is evident—we is not going to change our civic sense voluntarily.”

A 3rd viewer remarked with biting sarcasm, “Soon the wild will study human habits and change into lazy like us. Wild animals will watch for trash simply as we watch for Swiggy or Zomato.” Another person added, “As a society, we must be ashamed of how we deal with our nation. Strict penalties for littering and widespread CCTV protection may cut back this concern, but it surely’s unlucky that we deal with our nation like a rubbish dump.”