6 months ago
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A leopard was rescued connected Thursday aft getting trapped successful a ligament obstruction connected a patta onshore on Paraikal Road astatine Irumpupalam successful Pandalur Range, astir 1 km from the Reserved Forest boundary.
According to wood officials, the carnal is believed to person strayed from the adjacent wood connected Wednesday nighttime and got entangled successful the fence. Villagers who heard its growls during the nighttime stayed indoors retired of fear. On Thursday morning, they recovered the leopard trapped and informed the Forest Department.
A squad led by the Pandalur Range Officer reached the spot and confirmed that the carnal was struggling to escaped itself. The country was cordoned off, and the nationalist was advised to enactment distant for safety.
The rescue was carried retired nether the guidance of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force and the Chief Conservator of Forests & Field Director, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The squad included the District Forest Officer of Gudalur Division, the Forest Veterinary Assistant Surgeon from Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, and the Pandalur Range Officer.
As the leopard was assertive and the ligament was long, manual rescue was not possible. The carnal was tranquilised from a harmless distance, fixed aesculapian attraction wrong a transport cage, and kept nether observation. It volition beryllium released into the wood aft veterinary clearance.
