Leopard Cubs Reunited: Karnataka Wildlife Officials Achieve Success
In Bediganahalli, Karnataka, forest department officials successfully reunited three leopard cubs with their mother after farm workers discovered them in a sugarcane field. The mother had given birth to the cubs within the crop area, and her absence raised concerns when the workers found the young ones. Authorities intervened by placing the cubs in a wooden box at night in their original location, hoping the mother would return. Over successive nights, she reclaimed two cubs. For the third, when she did not approach, the forest staff employed a canine unit to trace her scent and used a thermal drone to pinpoint her location. They then placed that cub close by, and the mother removed a piece of wood from the enclosure before taking her offspring. In the end, all three—two males and one female—were safely reunited. The operation underscores the forest department’s use of wildlife-friendly tactics in rescuing and rewilding big cats.
The Key points
- Three leopard cubs were found in a sugarcane field in Bediganahalli, Karnataka.
- Farm workers alerted forest authorities after finding the cubs unattended.
- The mother had given birth in the field but was away when the cubs were discovered.
- Forest officials placed the cubs in a wooden box at their original site, hoping for maternal return.
- On successive nights, the mother retrieved two of the cubs.
- For the third cub, when the mother did not approach, extra steps were taken.
- A canine team tracked the mother’s scent over a distance.
- A thermal drone helped locate the mother’s position along with the two cubs.
- Officials positioned the final cub close to her, prompting her to reclaim it.
- In the end, all three cubs—two males and one female—were successfully reunited with their mother.
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