The animal’s leg became trapped in a drip irrigation pipe in a sugar cane field near Biroba Temple in Koregaon, bringing an end to a prolonged scare among local farmers and villagers. Kolhapur : A four-year-old female leopard that had been roaming around Koregaon, Bahadurwadi, and Bhadkambe villages in Walwa taluka for the past six months was captured by Sangli forest department on Thursday. The leopard was released back into its natural habitat on Friday morning after medical treatment.
The rescue operation was carried out under the guidance of deputy conservator of forests Sagar Gavte and assistant conservator of forests Navnath Kamble. The operation was led by range forest officer Ramesh Kamble, with the participation of honorary wildlife warden Vishal Patil, veterinary officers Dr Kapil Khadanle and Dr Ashwini Girigosavi, forest ranger D. B. Burge, forest guard Datta Shinde, Bhiwa Kolekar, and other members of the rescue team.