Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Indore Zoo Staff Denies Treatment to Injured Leopard
A leopard was rescued by the forest department and brought to a zoo in Indore for treatment.
However, the zoo staff refused to treat the leopard because their specialist vet was not there.
This made the forest officials very upset.
The leopard was taken back to a nearby area and will be taken to another hospital for treatment the next day.
The zoo staff said they couldn't treat the leopard without the specialist vet.
They also mentioned that traps in fields are hurting wild animals.
An injured leopard was rescued by the forest department and brought to Indore’s Kamla Nehru Zoo for emergency care.
Zoo staff refused to treat the leopard due to the absence of a wildlife veterinary specialist.
The refusal led to tension between forest officials and zoo staff.
The leopard was taken back to the Ralamandal area and will be shifted to Mhow Veterinary Hospital for treatment.
Zoo authorities clarified that staff were not authorized to provide treatment without the specialist vet.
- Who
- Forest Department officials and Kamla Nehru Zoo staff
- What
- Denial of medical treatment to an injured leopard
- When
- Sunday evening
- Where
- Indore’s Kamla Nehru Zoo
- Why
- Absence of a wildlife veterinary specialist
- Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Date
- Sunday evening
- Animal
- Leopard
- Rescued by
- Forest Department
- Current Location
- Ralamandal area
- Next Treatment Location
- Mhow Veterinary Hospital
- Reason for Denial
- Absence of wildlife veterinary specialist