Maharashtra: Leopard stuck in 'jaw trap' rescued in Ahmednagar
Vijay Singh | TNN | Mar 8, 2019, 19:35 IST
A screenshot of a video shows wildlife activist treating an injured leopard in Jeur Haibati village in Ahmednagar district NAVI MUMBAI: Wildlife activists and forest department personnel rescued a three-year-old male stuck in a deadly 'jaw trap' set up by poachers in Jeur Haibati village in Ahmednagar district on Thursday.
The injured leopard is currently under medical care at a transit facility.
On Thursday, Wildlife SOS team based out of the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre in Junnar received a call from the forest department about the leopard.
A four-member team from the NGO rushed to the location with safety nets, restraining equipment and a trap cage.
The leopard’s left forelimb was caught in the steel jaw trap. Hundreds of curious on-lookers had gathered around the field and the forest officers had to cordon off the area.
Wildlife SOS senior veterinarian Dr Ajay Deshmukh carefully immobilised the big cat using a sedatives. Once the team administered the drug, they carefully removed the trap from the entrapped forelimb.
The rescue mission lasted several hours after which the leopard was transported to a forest department base for observation prior to its release.
“We had to first tranquilise the leopard to carefully remove the jaw trap. Any further delay would have caused severe damage to the forelimb. We disinfected the wound and administered topical treatment along with analgesics and anti-inflammatory medication. Fortunately, the injury is superficial, and no internal injuries have been detected,” Deshmukh said.
The injured leopard is currently under medical care at a transit facility.
On Thursday, Wildlife SOS team based out of the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre in Junnar received a call from the forest department about the leopard.
A four-member team from the NGO rushed to the location with safety nets, restraining equipment and a trap cage.
The leopard’s left forelimb was caught in the steel jaw trap. Hundreds of curious on-lookers had gathered around the field and the forest officers had to cordon off the area.
Wildlife SOS senior veterinarian Dr Ajay Deshmukh carefully immobilised the big cat using a sedatives. Once the team administered the drug, they carefully removed the trap from the entrapped forelimb.
The rescue mission lasted several hours after which the leopard was transported to a forest department base for observation prior to its release.
“We had to first tranquilise the leopard to carefully remove the jaw trap. Any further delay would have caused severe damage to the forelimb. We disinfected the wound and administered topical treatment along with analgesics and anti-inflammatory medication. Fortunately, the injury is superficial, and no internal injuries have been detected,” Deshmukh said.
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