The Big Cats Thirsty Ordeal
@gregario888 (1276)
Aurangabad, India
October 1, 2015 5:28am CST
A leopard in the Indian state of Rajasthan surely had the ordeal of his life, in quest for some water. The beast seems to have been foraging for water and, after straying a in a village some twenty km from his sanctuary, quite likely saw some water in the pot. It appears he misjudged the girth of the metal pot's neck, and got his head stuck in that pot. His head remained stuck in that pot for more than five hours. In the end, after the arrival of forest officials, he was tranquilized by a dart and the pot was cut off to free his head.
In India, the problem of big cats straying into human habitats is becoming common by the day. It seems to have become more acute for this feline, in a sanctuary, located in a drought prone region like Rajasthan. With human habitats stretching up to the fringes of such sanctuaries, leaving fewer spaces for the big cats to move about.
Would love your thought on the overlapping of human habitats and wildlife conservation efforts, since this incident, is quite pertinent in this regard.
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@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
1 Oct 15
Yes they finally did manage to get that pot off his head, and save him.
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@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
3 Oct 15
It must have been harrowing for the poor cat, who had to wander for long to quench its thirst. Yes sofs, It surely is a fact that once the habitats of humans and beasts overlap, things go surely awry for both of them.
@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
1 Oct 15
It is getting awful by the day. Like it happened in Aurangabad, where I live. A leopard, who has got used to killing stray dogs, often and comes and hides in a particular field. It is a big field and a green one too, but as long as he is there;it is a tough time for those who live nearby, as well as the forest department officials, who have so far caught him three times and sent him back to his sanctuary. So far he has not attacked any human, but god only knows, if he may.
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
1 Oct 15
great that he was rescued and set free unhurt
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@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
1 Oct 15
Yes Arthur, the forest department officials were pretty much up to their task. it must have been hell for the poor beast, as Rajasthan is very hot even during these days. And he had that pot around his head for nearly six hours.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
2 Oct 15
Oh the poor thing! Glad they got his head of of that pot. I don't like the idea of us humans expanding our living territory to the extent that it interrupts the wildlife habitat. There needs to be increased land-use planning such as creating buffer zones. But I also think the solutions are area-specific. What works in the villages in India, for instance might not work for other areas.
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@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
2 Oct 15
Wildlife habitats are shrinking quite rapidly. Also, their food cycles are being disturbed quite significantly. Add the paucity of water, as it happened with this big cat, and you cannot ask for the worst.
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