Wildlife officials rescue leopard trapped in Sri Lanka tea garden
- 4 years ago
Wildlife officials rescued a leopard after it got caught in a trap mounted on a tree inside a tea estate in Sri Lanka's Central Province.
The incident took place on April 24 at the Darawala Tea Estate in Dickoya town of Nuwara Eliya district.
Footage shows officials loading a tranquilliser gun and firing a dart at the leopard. Seeing the officials from a distance, the leopard growled and tried to raise its body, but failed.
Officials then placed a net over the animal, used a cutter to snip the wire, and placed the animal inside a metal cage.
The leopard was rushed to a veterinary hospital for treatment and late released.
According to local reports, the trap that was set up for wild boars.
The incident took place on April 24 at the Darawala Tea Estate in Dickoya town of Nuwara Eliya district.
Footage shows officials loading a tranquilliser gun and firing a dart at the leopard. Seeing the officials from a distance, the leopard growled and tried to raise its body, but failed.
Officials then placed a net over the animal, used a cutter to snip the wire, and placed the animal inside a metal cage.
The leopard was rushed to a veterinary hospital for treatment and late released.
According to local reports, the trap that was set up for wild boars.