A one-year-old, critically injured male leopard was rescued from Sangamner in Ahmednagar; In another incident, an approximately 4-year-old male leopard was rescued from drowning in a 20-foot-deep well in Fakte village
A 4-year-old male leopard trapped inside a 20-foot-deep well
Dr. Ajay Deshmukh, Senior Veterinarian at the Wildlife SOS Leopard Rescue Centre in Manikdoh said, "A detailed X-ray examination is yet to be carried out, which will enable us to determine the extent of the injury. We will have to carry out a similar physiotherapy treatment which had been adopted to treat the paralyzed leopard cub, who was rehabilitated earlier this year. The cub was able to fully recover and return to the wild and we hope that this young leopard too, is able to walk again."
Following quickly on the heels of this rescue, a team from the Forest Department and Wildlife SOS rushed to the aid of an adult leopard that was at the risk of drowning in a nearly 20-foot-deep well in Fakte village located in Shirur Taluka. The leopard had reportedly fallen into the well on Sunday morning.
A trap cage was lowered into the well to safely and successfully extricate the leopard
A wooden plank was lowered into the well to provide temporary support to the terror-struck cat, who clambered on instantly in order to stay afloat. After a quick assessment of the situation, the Wildlife SOS team and forest officers lowered a trap cage into the well to safely extricate the leopard, thus successfully rescuing it from an extremely dangerous, near-death situation. A routine veterinary check-up carried out by Dr. Ajay Deshmukh confirmed that the feline was a male, approx. 4 years old. The distressed leopard was transferred to the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre for treatment and observation.
Kartick Satyanarayan, Co-founder & CEO Wildlife SOS said, "I am glad that our team was able to assist the Forest Department with timely intervention and saving the leopard’s life. Both animals are under immense stress and need time to recover. Our dedicated team of veterinarians is carrying out the necessary treatment and closely monitoring their condition."
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