Indian forest ranger leaps off rooftop to dodge leopard attack
12-hour operation conducted to seize animal
The leopard entered an Indian village of Kuruli and injured several people. PHOTO COURTESY: INDIAN EXPRESS
A video making rounds on social media, from the Indian Kantabanji forest area in Odisha, shows the brave rescue struggle between villagers and a big cat.
The leopard, that had strayed away from the forest and into the village, had taken refuge in a cow-shed, in the Indian village of Kuruli. After a 12-hour long operation conducted to seize the carnivore, the animal will reportedly be shifted to Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar.
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According to an Indian Express report, several people were injured in the rescue process, including a forest officer and a 16-year-old teenager.
While many videos of the rescue have been shared, one in particular went viral; in a jaw-dropping moment, an Indian forest ranger is forced to jump from a rooftop to avoid the predatory lunge of the leopard on the loose.
Watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qhQLLthwrM
The leopard, that had strayed away from the forest and into the village, had taken refuge in a cow-shed, in the Indian village of Kuruli. After a 12-hour long operation conducted to seize the carnivore, the animal will reportedly be shifted to Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar.
Searching for food?: Girl killed in leopard attack
According to an Indian Express report, several people were injured in the rescue process, including a forest officer and a 16-year-old teenager.
While many videos of the rescue have been shared, one in particular went viral; in a jaw-dropping moment, an Indian forest ranger is forced to jump from a rooftop to avoid the predatory lunge of the leopard on the loose.
Watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qhQLLthwrM