Bahraich (UP), February 25 A male leopard was rescued from atop a tree in the Bitania village, under the Nanpara forest range of the Bahraich Forest Division, on Wednesday morning. It died while being taken to the range office, a senior forest official said.
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sundaresha said that the department received information around 7 am that a leopard was perched on a tree in Bitania village. After this, a rescue team rushed to the spot.
"After nearly three hours of strenuous efforts, the team managed to trap the leopard alive in a net. It was subsequently placed in a cage," he told