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A leopard which found itself trapped in a completely dry well in a house in Assam’s funding Guwahati was rescued after a two-hour operation by local forest authorities.
On Wednesday, the female leopard fell into a dry well, almost 30 feet deep, straying into a residential area in Guwahati’s Gokulnagar. It was filmed angrily growling at video cameras as authorities and law enforcement officers figured out a way to rescue it from the well. Locals too helped in the operation, reported Assam Tribune.
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Forest department officials tranquilised the big cat and hoisted the animal to safety. Video of the save operation showed Dr Bijoy Gogoi, a vet with the forest department, tranquilising the animal and descending down the completely dry well with the help of a ladder and a harness. The sedated leopard was then lifted out of the well while connected to a rope. It took nearly 2 hours for the risky save, reported Hindustan Times.
As officials carried the tranquilised leopard in a cage, a crowd collected around to see the sight.
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The feline was taken to the state zoo. Medical examination performed on the leopard spotted no injuries, said Assam Tribune.
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This is the second such event of human-animal dispute in the northeast state of Assam. Earlier in December, an angry mob in Dibrugarh hunted and ate a leopard that had actually killed an elderly female after wandering off into a village from a forest. Its paw was the only body part left after the villagers consumed it.Click for much more trending news