Wardha: Leopard for one and a half year old woman was saved by successfully posting a 6-hour operation by the district wildlife department, along with other authorities, from the drainage of the Sawangi Hospital (MEGHE) on Monday.
Leopard shifted to the Karunashram Rescue Center at NGO wildlife ‘for animals’ for medical observations, officials said.
Leopard will be observed for 24 hours after it will be released into the forest after the official process, said Range Forest Officer (RFO) Rupesh Khedkar.
Leopard looks on the roof of the closest hostel around 9 in the morning, but is hiding in a drainage – the taught – because of the surrounding commotion.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital (AVBH) Abhyuday Meghe said, “Our employees told the management that the leopards on the hostel near the Shalinitai Hospital Mghe Superspecialty.” Leopard “sat peacefully” on the roof, but when news spread in the hospital, people rushed to see it.
Leopard then jumped over the tree.
When the road is busy and many people surround the area, the leopard cannot escape.
Then hid in drainage outside the road.
Khedkar said, “I received a call around 10am and immediately called our rescue team and team from Karunasham.
After reaching the place, we had to call the anti-riot team, police and income to control the public.” The rescue team of 20 members of the wildlife department, 10 members of Karunasham, local police, Tehsildar and anti-riot squad were deployed for the operation.
Six hours later, they succeeded.
“We are careful to ensure animal safety,” RFO added.
The department of wildlife uses the Tranquillizer pistol to provide anesthetic injection.
After the drainage was closed from both parties, the rescue team used the JCB machine to solve it and remove the leopard.
“Because there is a risk of injury to the leopard, we do it very carefully and therefore, the operation takes a long time,” Khedkar said.
AVBRH Medical Inspector Chandrakant Mahakalkar said, “We provide oxygen to avoid physical damage to the leopard, because of unconsciousness after injection.
With drain it is closed, there is no ventilation, so we use pipes to supply oxygen in the drainage.” The Ministry of Forestry was surprised that the leopard was shocked Enter a busy area.
“There is no forest area of up to 40 km from the Kanumi Hospital.
We suspect that the leopard is hungry and comes looking for food.
It has not harmed anyone; photographs and videos of false circulating viruses,” Khedkar said.
People for Ashish Goswami’s animal secretary said, “Leopard is under pressure but is fine now.
We will release it according to order from the Ministry of Forestry.”
Leopard was saved from Wardha Hospital Drainage after a 6-hour operation
