A male Sambar deer was rescued from Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) after it was found trapped in a wire snare, bleeding heavily and suffering from maggot-infested wounds. The metal wire is suspected to have been illegally laid to hunt wild animals.

On February 1, the Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA) received an SOS from Adivasi residents of Barik Payari village in Malad, who reported that a Sambar deer had a wire rope entangled in its antlers. The animal was visibly injured and bleeding, prompting an urgent rescue response.