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| February 15, 2010 | Snow leopard cub rescued from Kashmir | | Botengu Village (J-K): Wildlife wardens assisted by forest rangers rescued a
three-month old snow leopard cub after it had strayed into a human habitation at Botengu village from Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. "The cub was hiding in the kitchen of the house. We didn't tranquillise
it but we relied on certain medicines to cow it down," said Mohammed Ashraf Khan,
a wildlife warden. The animal was later taken to the office of the Divisional
Conservator of Forests where veterinarians examined it. After the vets declared
it as a healthy cub, the rangers relocated at to the near by jungle. Locals hailed
the prompt action taken by the wildlife department. "Wildlife officials did a
fantastic job...the cub strayed into the locality from the nearby area...we are
happy after the forest officials captured it," said Sabzaar Khan, a resident.
India has the third-largest population of these spotted wild cats after China
and Mongolia -- of which around half are inhabited in Kashmir. | |
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