Female leopard caught in snare dies in Kovai, second incident this week
The New Indian Express|December 23, 2023
A female leopard died after being trapped in a snare allegedly placed by poachers in a field near a private tea estate at Theetukkal near Ooty Town on Friday.
Female leopard caught in snare dies in Kovai, second incident this week

Second such incident in a week, another leopard died after getting trapped in a snare in Kotagiri on Monday.

A forest team rushed to Theetukkal after receiving information that a leopard was trapped in a chain link fence, but realised that it was caught in a snare and called for veterinarian who arrived a few hours later. After tranquilising the animal, they found out that it was trapped in clutch cable wire and the hind legs were enmeshed. After cutting the wire, the leopard was placed in a cage, administered sleep reversal medication, pain reliever and stress modulator drugs, and was taken to the nearby forest area to be released.

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