Vet goes down 30-ft-deep well in cage to help leopard stuck!

Vet goes down 30-ft-deep well in cage to help stuck leopard!

Karnataka By Chetana Belagere February 14, 2023 Read the article

31-year-old wildlife veterinarian Dr Meghana Pemmaiah rescued a leopard with only a gun, some anaesthetic darts, and confidence on her side.

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Meghana, a postgraduate in wildlife medicine and surgery from Bengaluru, has been working with Chitte PIlli Research and Rescue Centre for six years.

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“I have so far been part of at least 50 leopard rescue operations, and six where I personally led the rescue,” she said.

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Meghana’s team is the go-to for people whenever the Forest Department needs help in rescuing any wildlife. It could be snakes, bison, tigers, leopards, or even elephants.

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The team got a call on Sunday from the Forest Department that a leopard had fallen into a 30-foot-deep well and had been in there for 36 hours.

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The department had pumped out the water from the well and even tried to rescue the animal through a ladder, but to no avail.

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“We had to decide on the spot, how to bring the leopard up. We gathered all the medicine and the department kept the crowd under control.”

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With the well being so deep, the leopard was nowhere to be seen from the top. The young leopard was possibly scared as there was a lot of commotion.

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The team— Meghana, Dr Yashaswi Naravi, Dr Prithvi Salian, and Dr Nafisa Kousar —had no choice but for one of them going into the well.

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Dr Meghana Pemmaiah went down, sedated the leopard and pulled the animal into the cage with her.

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Once officials determined that the animal was healthy, it was ready to be let out to the jungle.

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