Experts staged daring rescue after young leopard got stranded in 80ft well - using a crate and ropes to lift the animal out
- 11 months ago
Experts staged a daring rescue after a young leopard got stranded in an 80ft well - using a crate and ropes to lift the animal out.
The two-year-old was found in an Indian village after locals in heard its cries last week (25/5).
They called Wildlife SOS, a charity, which sent three workers.
The team worked for half an hour to rescue the distressed leopard, which is now being nursed back to health.
Video shows a crate being lowered into the well, into which the animal then climbs.
A Wildlife SOS spokesperson said: "Until a strategy was devised to extricate the leopard, a plastic crate tied with ropes was lowered into the well.
"This helped the tired leopard to board the crate and get some rest.".
Dr. Akilesh Dhage, also of Wildlife SOS, added: “Upon initial inspection we discovered the leopard to be a young female, approximately two years old.
"The leopard has not sustained any kind of injuries, and remains active and healthy.
"Currently she is under observation and we will soon release her back into a suitable natural habitat."
Wildlife SOS said that open wells in India continue to be a risk for leopards and other wildlife.
Co-founder and CEO Kartick Satyanarayan said: "Open wells continue to remain a threat to wild animals.
"Due to the alertness and involvement of multiple stakeholders such as the villagers and the forest department, we are able to save one leopard at a time.
"Our team is highly trained in conducting wildlife rescues without causing any stress to the animals.”
The animal was saved in Savargav, a village in the western state of Maharashtra.
The two-year-old was found in an Indian village after locals in heard its cries last week (25/5).
They called Wildlife SOS, a charity, which sent three workers.
The team worked for half an hour to rescue the distressed leopard, which is now being nursed back to health.
Video shows a crate being lowered into the well, into which the animal then climbs.
A Wildlife SOS spokesperson said: "Until a strategy was devised to extricate the leopard, a plastic crate tied with ropes was lowered into the well.
"This helped the tired leopard to board the crate and get some rest.".
Dr. Akilesh Dhage, also of Wildlife SOS, added: “Upon initial inspection we discovered the leopard to be a young female, approximately two years old.
"The leopard has not sustained any kind of injuries, and remains active and healthy.
"Currently she is under observation and we will soon release her back into a suitable natural habitat."
Wildlife SOS said that open wells in India continue to be a risk for leopards and other wildlife.
Co-founder and CEO Kartick Satyanarayan said: "Open wells continue to remain a threat to wild animals.
"Due to the alertness and involvement of multiple stakeholders such as the villagers and the forest department, we are able to save one leopard at a time.
"Our team is highly trained in conducting wildlife rescues without causing any stress to the animals.”
The animal was saved in Savargav, a village in the western state of Maharashtra.