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A leopard cub that was rescued from the Marudhamalai foothills successful Coimbatore was recovered dormant aboriginal connected Thursday (December 25, 2025) during efforts by the Forest section to reunite it with its mother, officials said.
The cub, rescued connected Wednesday (December 24) from a location astatine the Marudhamalai foothills, was placed successful a cave-like operation built utilizing earthy rocks successful the adjoining wood area, pursuing directions from District Forest Officer N. Jayaraj. This was done arsenic portion of modular reunion protocols, and the tract was kept nether continuous monitoring to measure the question of the parent leopard.
Forest officials said that astatine astir 4.15 a.m., sounds believed to beryllium that of a leopard were heard adjacent the cave. When the operation was checked astatine astir 5 a.m., it was confirmed that the cub was nary longer inside.
A reappraisal of camera trap footage aboriginal showed that 2 leopards had visited the country adjacent the cave betwixt astir 1.45 a.m. and 4.30 a.m. The footage besides indicated that the cub had moved retired of the cave astatine astir 4.30 a.m.
Subsequently, 2 teams of wood unit were deployed to hunt the surrounding wood area. At astir 5.30 a.m., the cub was recovered lying astir 300 metres distant from the cave-like structure. Upon person examination, officials confirmed that the cub was unresponsive and had died.
Forest officials said the nonstop origin of decease would beryllium ascertained aft a post-mortem examination. The autopsy volition beryllium conducted successful accordance with prescribed guidelines and successful the beingness of representatives of voluntary organisations, they added.
