A three-year old female leopard was recently rescued by wildlife sos and the forest department after she was found trapped in a deadly jaw trap in kuruli village,in shirur division of Pune. Jaw traps are lethal hunting devices which can cause severe lacerations, joint dislocations, fractures and even death to wild animals.
Earlier this week, the wildlife sos team based out of the Leopard Rescue Centre, Junnar, received a call from the Maharashtra Forest Department about a helpless leopard caught in a jaw trap in a sugarcane field in Kurulii village.
A four-member team from the NGO geared up with safety nets, tranquillising equipment and protective gear to assist the forest department in the rescue operation.