Archive · 12 Jan 2026
Leopards Rescued in Indore and Jalpaiguri
In Indore, a young female leopard fell into an open well near a water park.
The rescue team got the call around lunchtime and quickly went to help.
They carefully took the leopard out without hurting her.
The leopard is now at the zoo where doctors are checking her health.
Meanwhile, in Jalpaiguri, an adult male leopard was trapped in a cage using a goat as bait.
This was the third leopard rescued in the area within a week.
The leopard is now under observation at a nature center.
Forest officials are worried because leopards are coming into villages more often due to losing their forest homes.
A three-year-old female leopard was rescued from an open well near Crescent Water Park in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
The Ralamandal Regional Rescue Team successfully extracted the leopard without injury around Saturday afternoon.
The leopard was shifted to a zoo for medical examination and observation.
In Jalpaiguri, an adult male leopard was trapped in a cage using live bait, marking the third leopard rescue in the area within a week.
Forest teams in Indore have conducted 337 wildlife rescues between 2021 and 2025, with 66 specifically involving leopards.
- Who
- Ralamandal Regional Rescue Team, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Pradeep Mishra, Himadri Debnath (Range Officer, Binnaguri forest range)
- What
- Rescue of leopards in Indore and Jalpaiguri
- When
- Saturday afternoon (Indore), Sunday morning (Jalpaiguri)
- Where
- Gram Panchayat Jamnia Khurd, Indore, Madhya Pradesh (Indore); Kuthabari village, Nagrakata block, Jalpaiguri district (Jalpaiguri)
- Why
- To safely extract the leopards and provide medical treatment and observation
- Location 1
- Gram Panchayat Jamnia Khurd, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Animal 1
- Three-year-old female leopard
- Rescue Time 1
- Saturday afternoon
- Rescue Team 1
- Ralamandal Regional Rescue Team
- Total Rescues (2021-2025)
- 337
- Leopard Rescues (2021-2025)
- 66
- Current Status 1
- Under medical examination and observation at the zoo
- Key Threat 1
- Open and unsecured wells
- Location 2
- Kuthabari village, Nagrakata block, Jalpaiguri district
- Animal 2
- Adult male leopard
- Rescue Time 2
- Sunday morning
- Rescue Team 2
- Binnaguri forest range
- Total Rescues (June 2023 - Present)
- 12
- Current Status 2
- Under observation at the Lataguri Nature Interpretation Centre
- Key Threat 2
- Dwindling forest cover
