A noted mananimal conflict expert and hunter, Shafath Ali Khan, said that there have been sightings of two wolves near Kuswar in Daltonganj district, which has forced the leopard to retreat deep into the forest. Khan said that leopards give way to the wolves and prefer not to be around them. There have been no pug marks of the leopard since January 17. Khan was asked how many times he or his team has been able to sight the leopard. Nawab said "I have sighted this leopard 8 times but it was around 82 to 100 metres away." Khan was asked if he could tranquilize the leopard. Nawab declined to comment on the office order of the Chief Wildlife Warden of Jharkhand, Shashikar Samanta, which authorizes him and his team to kill or wound the leopard "in good faith" and "strictly in defence of themselves or of another person." The lawyers explained that Khan will have to explain this once the leopard is caught or killed.
