7-year old Leopard rescued from 50 feet deep well  In India.
An approx. 7-year-old female leopard escaped a narrow brush with death after falling into a 50-foot-deep well in Pimpalgaon Rotha village in Parner range, Maharashtra. The animal was rescued by Wildlife SOS & the Forest Department and after mandatory observation, has been released back into the wild.
In an unexpected turn of events, an adult leopardess found itself on the verge of drowning in a 50-foot-deep open well in Pimpalgaon village on Monday. At around 9:00 am, residents of the village were startled by the panicked roars, echoing from deep within the open well. Fearing that the leopard may not survive much longer in the waist deep water, the villagers immediately alerted the forest department who in turn called  Wildlife SOS team that manages the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Center in Junnar.
A four-people team was immediately dispatched to the location. While the Wildlife SOS team drove nearly 80 kilometres to reach the location, a team of forest officers rushed to the village to assess the situation. With the help of the villagers, they lowered a platform into the well so that the terrified leopard could clamber onto the makeshift platform for temporary support.
Once the Wildlife SOS team arrived at the scene, a trap cage was lowered into the well, it’s open door angled towards the leopard. Almost grateful for a dry spot to move onto, the leopard jumped into the cage and was quickly lifted out of the well. Meanwhile, the Forest Department managed the huge crowd of curious onlookers, to prevent any unnecessar