MUMBAI: At a time when tales of wild animals being hounded, hunted, poached and snared abound, comes a heartwarming story of a leopard being rescued from sure loss of life.
Villagers from Pimpalgaon Rotha in Ahmednagar’s Parner taluka had been alerted by loud, frantic roars on Monday morning. A feminine, grownup leopard had fallen right into a 50-foot-deep open smartly and used to be slightly managing to stay afloat, mentioned a member of Wildlife SOS, an NGO which helped within the rescue in conjunction with officers from the state woodland division.
The cat used to be clearly in panic, woodland officer Manisha Bhinge of Parner vary informed TOI. “She had with regards to managed to stay her head above water by parking herself on a small dry patch at one facet of the smartly,” she mentioned.
Initially, villagers helped woodland officers rustle up a makeshift platform which used to be lowered into the smartly within the hope that the leopard would hop onto it. As the feline used to be being coaxed, curious cats of the human sort thronged the world. “We needed to stay them at bay to stop useless panic or mishaps,” mentioned a woodland legitimate.
By then a crew from Wildlife SOS reached the spot. A entice cage, with its door ajar, used to be lowered into the smartly and positioned strategically, such that the leopard could saunter in.
“She seemed thankful for that godsend. She quickly hopped in,” mentioned Bhinge, including that the cage with the leopard used to be then moderately lifted out of the smartly.
Senior veterinarian at Wildlife SOS’s leopard rescue centre, Dr Ajay Deshmukh, mentioned it used to be “discovered to be wholesome and fit for unencumber into the wild”.
Bhinge informed TOI that the animal’s rescue, which lasted about two or 3 hours, used to be “very tough especially for the reason that smartly is very deep”.
Kartick Satyanarayan, cofounder and CEO of Wildlife SOS, mentioned that the rescue needed to be performed quickly and with care. “There is a want to begin and put in force ways for mutual coexistence for people and animals and keep vigilant to reduce such battle.”
Villagers from Pimpalgaon Rotha in Ahmednagar’s Parner taluka had been alerted by loud, frantic roars on Monday morning. A feminine, grownup leopard had fallen right into a 50-foot-deep open smartly and used to be slightly managing to stay afloat, mentioned a member of Wildlife SOS, an NGO which helped within the rescue in conjunction with officers from the state woodland division.
The cat used to be clearly in panic, woodland officer Manisha Bhinge of Parner vary informed TOI. “She had with regards to managed to stay her head above water by parking herself on a small dry patch at one facet of the smartly,” she mentioned.
Initially, villagers helped woodland officers rustle up a makeshift platform which used to be lowered into the smartly within the hope that the leopard would hop onto it. As the feline used to be being coaxed, curious cats of the human sort thronged the world. “We needed to stay them at bay to stop useless panic or mishaps,” mentioned a woodland legitimate.
By then a crew from Wildlife SOS reached the spot. A entice cage, with its door ajar, used to be lowered into the smartly and positioned strategically, such that the leopard could saunter in.
“She seemed thankful for that godsend. She quickly hopped in,” mentioned Bhinge, including that the cage with the leopard used to be then moderately lifted out of the smartly.
Senior veterinarian at Wildlife SOS’s leopard rescue centre, Dr Ajay Deshmukh, mentioned it used to be “discovered to be wholesome and fit for unencumber into the wild”.
Bhinge informed TOI that the animal’s rescue, which lasted about two or 3 hours, used to be “very tough especially for the reason that smartly is very deep”.
Kartick Satyanarayan, cofounder and CEO of Wildlife SOS, mentioned that the rescue needed to be performed quickly and with care. “There is a want to begin and put in force ways for mutual coexistence for people and animals and keep vigilant to reduce such battle.”
Leopard drowning in deep well , hauled to safety
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