In a successful wildlife rescue mission last week, the collaborative and dedicated efforts of Wildlife SOS and the Maharashtra Forest Department resulted in the successful retrieval of a female leopard from a dangerous 50-foot-deep well in Manjarwadi village, located in the Junnar forest range in Pune district. On Saturday, December 23, a farmer from the area informed the forest department about a leopard falling into a deep well in the Manjarwadi village.

A team from the forest department and a rescue team from Wildlife SOS assessed the situation on the spot and estimated the well to be almost 50 feet deep. The rescue operation commenced with the careful lowering of a specially devised trap cage into the well. The cage facilitated the leopard’s safe boarding, ensuring a secure extraction from the precarious situation. The collaboration between forest officers and the Wildlife SOS team was crucial for the efficient execution of the operation.