Mumbai: Used condom cruelly put over a Checkered keelback snake, which was later rescued
ByVijay SinghVijay Singh / Updated: Jan 3, 2021, 22:53 IST
Mumbai: A
Checkered keelback snake was found in an unusual situation at Kandivali (east) on Saturday, as someone had played a cruel and sickening trick on the reptile, by covering its head with a used condom. The snake was highly disoriented when it was seen near
Green Meadows housing society at around 8.30 am.
Snake rescuer,
Mita Malvankar, told TOI: I had received a call from a local resident, Vaishali Tanha, informing me that a snake was noticed moving in an erratic manner because a plastic bag was covering its head. When I rushed to the location, I was shocked to see that someone had mischievously put a dirty, used condom on the keelback.
Thane: Two-year-old leopard rescued from Yeoor range of Sanjay Gandhi National Park
ByShrutika SukhiShrutika Sukhi / Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 13:41 IST
Yeoor range of
SGNP) on Wednesday morning.
The forest department had received an alert on Tuesday afternoon stating that a leopard was near the restaurants at Yeoor and wasn t moving much. The forest department suspected it to be injured or unwell but when they reached the spot the big cat was nowhere to be seen. On Wednesday morning again, we received a call stating that the wild animal was back at the same spot. Two teams of six rescuers and 20 forest officials each, reached the spot,” said Rajendra Pawar range forest officer, Yeoor.
The leopard was found to be weak and dehydrated during the rescue operation
THANE: A juvenile leopard approximately two-year-old, which seemed unwell, was rescued from Yeoor range of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on Wednesday morning.
The forest department had received an alert on Tuesday afternoon stating that a leopard was near the restaurants at Yeoor and wasn t moving much. The forest department suspected it to be injured or unwell but when they reached the spot the big cat was nowhere to be seen. On Wednesday morning again, we received a call stating that the wild animal was back at the same spot. Two teams of six rescuers and 20 forest officials each, reached the spot,” said Rajendra Pawar range forest officer, Yeoor.