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Forest officers in Himachal Pradesh try to reunite a 20-day-old leopard cub with its mom.
A leopard cub obtained a automobile experience to forest officers in Himachal Pradesh (X/@iNikhilsaini)
Manish Ram Pal, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Theog, instructed HT.com that the feminine leopard cub is roughly 20 days previous. He confirmed that the cub is in his custody.
Leopard cub goes on a automobile experience
The cub discovered its method to the DFO of Theog because of the efforts of 1 Ankush Chauhan, who discovered it misplaced and shivering. When the cub’s mom didn’t return, Chauhan knew he needed to act earlier than wild canines obtained a maintain of it. “We realised it was now not protected for him to remain there. It was time to behave,” he was quoted as saying by The Tribune.
Chauhan, a resident of Kothkai, picked up the cub and put it in his automobile, contacting forest officers for recommendation on what to do subsequent. He was instructed to drop the cub to the DFO.
Footage shared on social media reveals the leopard cub travelling in Chauhan’s automobile.
What DFO Theog says on the leopard cub
Manish Ram Pal instructed HT.com that the leopard cub is harassed however in any other case wholesome. It was instantly positioned underneath the care of a veterinarian to examine its vitals and every part was discovered to be regular.
The DFO of Theog mentioned that as an alternative of instantly putting the cub in a zoo or a sanctuary, efforts might be made to reunite it with its mom. If, after three days, the efforts show unsuccessful, forest officers will transfer her to a safer place.
“But our precedence is to reunite it with its mom, not hand it over to a zoo,” Pal instructed HT.com.
