A resident of Khandipada area in Achad village of Palghar district was shocked to find a leopard cub in his house early Saturday morning, confused and scared he immediately alerted the forest department who rescued the cub with the help of wildlife rescuers.
According to Dhaval Kansara, founder of Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Association (WCAWA) whose team helped rescue the leopard cub was hiding amongst the wood stored in the mud house and looked extremely scared. "Since the cub is small we caught it and safely brought it to our animal rescue centre at Dahanu. The house where it was found is a tribal hamlet and close to the forest area and in fact is on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border," he said.
Deputy Forest Officer (DFO) NS Ladkat informed that they received a call around 7 AM on Friday from a resident Sonu Thakur about the cub in their house. "It seems to be around four to five months old and is in stress as lot of people had gathered around the house but soon after it was rescued it is in a cage and is under observation," he said.
Ladkat added that there are chances that either the cub would have been separated from its mother or could be abandoned. "We have asked our staff to keep a close watch in the area so that we are aware if there is any movement of its mother," he said.
Dr. Dinesh Vinherkar of WCAWA who was on his way to Dahanu on Saturday to carry out medical examination of the cub as well as chart out the plans ahead said, "We would try our best to re-unite the cub if it has been separated with its mother but it will have to be done in a proper manner to ensure that the cub is safe. It will be planned with the forest department after carrying out ground work close to the area where it was found," he said.
According to Dhaval Kansara, founder of Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Association (WCAWA) whose team helped rescue the leopard cub was hiding amongst the wood stored in the mud house and looked extremely scared. "Since the cub is small we caught it and safely brought it to our animal rescue centre at Dahanu. The house where it was found is a tribal hamlet and close to the forest area and in fact is on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border," he said.
Deputy Forest Officer (DFO) NS Ladkat informed that they received a call around 7 AM on Friday from a resident Sonu Thakur about the cub in their house. "It seems to be around four to five months old and is in stress as lot of people had gathered around the house but soon after it was rescued it is in a cage and is under observation," he said.
Ladkat added that there are chances that either the cub would have been separated from its mother or could be abandoned. "We have asked our staff to keep a close watch in the area so that we are aware if there is any movement of its mother," he said.
Dr. Dinesh Vinherkar of WCAWA who was on his way to Dahanu on Saturday to carry out medical examination of the cub as well as chart out the plans ahead said, "We would try our best to re-unite the cub if it has been separated with its mother but it will have to be done in a proper manner to ensure that the cub is safe. It will be planned with the forest department after carrying out ground work close to the area where it was found," he said.