Timely Rescue By Forest Officials Saves Both Leopard And Dog That Fell Into A Well In Maharashtra

Who doesn't love the story of a good rescue? Well, this one won't disappoint either.

In an incident reported from Anjangaon Bari in Badnera, Amravati in Maharashtra, a leopard, no older than a year, and the dog it was chasing after both landed up inside a well. Luckily for all involved, this is a story of an amazing rescue.

Leopard fell into a well chasing a dog in Anjangaon Bari in Badnera,Amravati.
Both rescued by our #ForestGuards this morning. #RapidRescueTeamForestAmravati reached the site immediately & got them out safely.
The Leopard has been treated & doing well
PC #FGAmolGawner pic.twitter.com/unulPYRIRv

¡ª Jayoti Banerjee ?? (@jayotibanerjee) August 14, 2021

According to a tweet from IFS officer Jayoti Banerjee, forest officials were quick on their feet, and managed to save both animals.

The tweet goes on to clarify that the leopard was treated and is now doing well. The incident is reported to have taken place on the morning of August 14.

'Both rescued by our #ForestGuards this morning. #RapidRescueTeamForestAmravati reached the site immediately & got them out safely. The leopard has been treated & doing well PC #FGAmolGawner,' read Ms Banerjee's tweet. Responding to a user whoa sked that she post the photo of the dog as well, Ms Banerjee wrote:

Can you post the dog picture???

¡ª Lalitha Nandan (@Lalithanandan) August 15, 2021

Well, all's well that ends well. Here's how the animal lovers online reacted:

#1

@jayotibanerjee Ma'am, can we have a campaign to cover wells by cotton fibre/jute nets to prevent animals from falling in them? Is it feasible/practical? Seeing lots of such reports. And we only have ~9000 leopards.

¡ª Shubham (@shbzad) August 14, 2021

#2

Great job, thanks

¡ª ?????? (@Subhajitwild) August 14, 2021

#3

Fabulous work done ?

¡ª Trikansh Sharma (@trikansh_sharma) August 14, 2021

#4

Great job done...

¡ª Ajinder singh (@ajinder3000) August 15, 2021

#5

Cover the cage with black cloth

¡ª ?????? (@Subhajitwild) August 14, 2021

#6

Damn lucky dog

¡ª Just Crypto $ANDROT (@ravikiranmagant) August 14, 2021

In another case of a rescue job done well, three leopard cubs found in a sugarcane field in Pune earlier this year were reunited with their mother. Given that the human-animal conflict is at its peak today, this story did its part in abating fears that the outcome would be bad.

Reportedly, March is one time of the year that such cases increase. This is when sugarcane is harvested and leopards usually stray into these areas in search for food.