Farmers Discover Leopard Cubs in their Field

 

Villagers near Surat in Gujarat were in for a surprise when they found three leopard cubs in the fields. Fearing the mother would return to look for them, the farmers informed Forest Rangers who rescued the cubs.

According to Village head Devendra Patel of Ghala village, near Surat , farmers were busy working in the field when they noticed three leopard cubs in the fields. While most farmers feared that the mother was close by and would return to get its cubs, two villagers, came forward and looked after the cubs.

Meanwhile Forest Rangers were also informed.

“At around 2:30 pm, the farmers who were working in the fields saw these three leopard ubs. They ran away in fear but two villagers, Bausit Patel and Rehamanbhai Patel took he cubs and we informed the Forest Rangers,” he said.

He also adds that the irrigation department usually releases water during the night, which leads to many wild animals coming near the fields to quench their thirst. This incident too might have occurred when the mother came to drink water.

The villagers though after the initial hesitation fed the cubs milk with a feeding bottle till the rangers arrived.

Ranger Satish Purohit came and took the cubs and ensured proper care would be taken.

-Atula Gupta

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Atula Gupta is the Founder and Editor of indiasendangered.com. Her work has appeared in a number of international websites, dailies and magazines including The Wire, Deccan Herald, New Indian Express, Down to Earth and Heritage India on issues related to environment and its conservation. She is also the author of Environment Science Essentials, a set of books for school children. She hopes this website provides a platform for people to be aware about species in the verge of extinction and heighten their conservation efforts.
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