Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Leopardess loses leg, to live at shelter
A young leopardess was rescued from a farm near a forest in Himachal Pradesh.
Her left foreleg was badly hurt because it got stuck in a wire trap.
She was hanging upside down from a tree for a long time before help came.
Doctors tried to fix her leg, but it was too damaged, so they had to remove it.
Now, she will live at a shelter in Shimla for the rest of her life.
There are many other leopards at this shelter who can't live in the wild because they are hurt.
In another news, a healthy leopard was rescued from a building and released back into the wild.
There are about 1,114 leopards in Himachal Pradesh.
A 4-year-old leopardess was rescued with a severely damaged left foreleg due to entanglement in a wire trap.
The leg was amputated after veterinarians determined it was beyond recovery.
The leopardess will live at the Tutikandi shelter in Shimla for the rest of her life.
She was found hanging upside down from a tree for 9-12 hours before rescue.
The shelter currently houses 17 leopards, many with severe disabilities.
- Who
- A 4-year-old leopardess
- What
- Amputation of her severely damaged left foreleg
- When
- On Saturday, after being rescued last month
- Where
- At the Rescue and Rehabilitation Home in Shimla
- Why
- The leg was beyond recovery due to severe tissue damage
- Animal
- Leopardess
- Age
- Around 4 years old
- Location
- Subathu cantonment area, Solan district
- Injury
- Severely damaged left foreleg
- Cause
- Entangled in a wire trap
- Procedure
- Amputation of left foreleg
- Current Location
- Tutikandi shelter, Shimla
- Population
- 1,114 leopards in Himachal Pradesh