Wildlife Rescue and Seizure Operations in Maharashtra: Leopard and Chinkara Cases Emerge
Forest officials in Maharashtra's Katol tehsil seized remains of a leopard and chinkara, arresting one individual. In a separate incident, a leopard cub was rescued from a pit and reunited with its mother. Efforts were led by different conservation teams, ensuring wildlife protection and compliance with the Wildlife Protection Act.
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Forest officials in Katol tehsil, Maharashtra, have apprehended one individual and seized remnants of a leopard and a chinkara, according to an official release. The seizure included a leopard skull, 15 leopard claws, leopard hair, four chinkara horns, and sharp weapons from the house of Shrikant Dupare, based on a tip-off.
The Deputy Conservator of Forest, Bharat Singh Hada, confirmed that Dupare was arrested under the Wildlife Protection Act. In another incident, a leopard cub, estimated to be two to three months old, was rescued after falling into a septic tank pit in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, Gondia district.
The rescue effort, led by Assistant Conservator of Forest Sadashiv Awghan and a Rapid Response Team, successfully reunited the cub with its mother. The cub was placed in a crate and left in the area under monitoring, where the leopardess reclaimed it later that evening.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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