Junnar is among the regions with the highest leopard population in the country, and in recent years, there has been a significant increase in leopard attacks on humans and domestic animals
Following the rescue, the forest department brought the canids to the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre for a medical assessment. - 2 Female Baby Jackals Rescued, Treated, Released Into Forest By Maharashtra Forest Dept And Wildlife SOS
N R Praveen, Chief Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Pune, said that most of the resident animals at the rescue centre were either targets of human-leopard conflict, attempted poaching by traffickers or orphaned in the wild.
Trap cameras were set up that captured the mother leopard slowly approaching the field in the dark hours. - 5-Day-Old Leopard Cub United With Mother By Wildlife SOS And Maharashtra Forest Department
Read the article to know about the rescue of a pangolin and the arrest of a wildlife smuggler. Find out more about the actions taken by the crime branch and forest department officials.