Leopard cub rescued from residence near Marudhamalai Temple in Coimbatore

A leopard cub was rescued connected Wednesday greeting from a location located successful the leprosy colony country adjacent the Marudhamalai Temple successful Coimbatore.

Officials of the Coimbatore Forest Division said they received accusation astir 10 a.m. astir a leopard cub trapped wrong a residential premises successful the foothills. Forest scope unit instantly rushed to the tract and safely carried retired the rescue operation.

The cub was recovered trapped wrong a tiny sump wrong the premises. While determination was nary h2o successful the sump, immoderate unused materials were recovered inside. The cub was safely rescued and shifted to a cage for protection.

Forest officials said determination is simply a beardown anticipation that the parent leopard is contiguous successful the adjoining wood area. As leopards are mostly shy and progressive during evening and nighttime hours, the section has planned to deploy camera traps and follow modular protocols to guarantee the cub is reunited with its mother.