mumbai an adult leopard entered the film city area in goregaon and attacked a stray dog in the presence of nearly 200 people who were involved in the shooting of a tv serial ajooni the leopard came inside the tv serial sets while the crew and cast were busy with their work early on monday however except for the stray dog no humans were harmed in this incidenthonorary wildlife warden of sanjay gandhi national park pawan sharma said leopards are known to often come out of the national park sgnp to enter parts of the film city and also aarey colony while searching for prey such as dogs or domesticated poultry and goats since the grass in these regions has become tall during ongoing monsoon the forest officials have initiated a programme to urgently cut the grass in those areas where leopards are often sighted and also raise awareness among locals and film city workers to be alert and take necessary precautions in order to avoid any humananimal conflictmeanwhile cine workers association also appealed to the state and forest authorities to urgently resolve the leopard issue since in the latest leopard incident the wild animal attacked the dog in front of over 200 film workers present on the setsleader of maharashtra vahtuk sena intekhab farooqui remarked it is ironical that while the film city was actually built by claiming a part of the forest area of sgnp we humans now want protection against the leopard which was rightfully exploring its natural terrain jungle animals do not understand buffer zones or manmade borders while wandering in their territories the authorities must not further shrink the national park for some more developmental projects