Updated On: 19 April, 2023 07:28 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
The civet had found refuge on a raised edge of the well after repeated futile attempts to exit the well in order to prevent drowning. The team moved swiftly and dropped a trap cage attached to a rope down the well. The civet was safely removed once it leaped into the cage after discovering a dry area

Small Indian Civet (Pic/Wildlife SOS)
The forest department along with Wildlife SOS worked together to rescue a Small Indian Civet from Netvad village in Pune. The civet was recovered quickly from a 45-foot-deep open well and subsequently released to the wild.
On Tuesday, the farmers in Netwad hamlet noticed an odd noise emanating from an open well nearby. They discovered an odd-looking creature stranded inside the almost 45-foot-deep well upon closer inspection. They quickly alerted the Maharashtra Forest Department to the issue out of concern for the animal’s welfare. To help the forest officers, a rescue team from the Wildlife SOS Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre was also sent.