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An injured leopard that had got entangled successful a concatenation nexus obstruction of an isolated reserve wood successful Tiruppur part was rescued and released heavy wrong Andipatti reserve forest, connected Tuesday (October 28, 2025).
The leopard had got ensnared successful 1 of the concatenation nexus fences successful an cultivation tract adjacent to the Tiruppur buffer part bound successful the 250 metres surroundings of the isolated artifact successful Kolumam scope of Tiruppur wood division. It was declared arsenic Andipatti Block I reserved wood 3 months ago.
Under the supervision of B, Rajesh, District Forest Officer and Field Director of Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), wood veterinary serviceman Vennila and retired veterinarian Manoharan administered a sedative and extricated the leopard from the concatenation nexus fence.
On examination, the wood squad recovered a insignificant laceration coiled connected the tegument and applied medicine.
Thereafter, it was caged and released astir 5 km wrong the adjacent Andipatti reserve forest, a contiguous wood country of buffer portion of ATR.
