An approximately 14 day-old Rusty-spotted cat that got separated from its mother near Ahmednagar was successfully reunited in an operation undertaken by the Maharashtra Forest Department & the Wildlife SOS team based out of Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre, Junnar.

Marking yet another successful reunion, Wildlife SOS successfully ensured a safe return for a lost Rusty-spotted cat kitten, back to the wild. With wild cats living in close proximities to human inhabited regions, the reported numbers of such conflict cases have been on a surge, in the state of Maharashtra. Offering easy access to water and shelter, the tall sugarcane stalks provide a safe cover for wild cats to breed in and nurture their young, until they are prepared to fend for themselves. This furthers the basis for a man-animal conflict situation, as the sugarcane farmers encounter these cubs at the time of harvest.