Forest officials rescue leopard in UP's Amroha district

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ANI Amroha (Uttar Pradesh),[India]
Last Updated : Dec 07 2016 | 12:02 PM IST

Forest department officials have confirmed rescuing a leopard that was trapped in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district.

According to the officials, the leopard's leg got ensnared in a trap which is mostly used by farmers in their fields as well as by hunters.

As people gathered to take photographs of the leopard, a forest official said that they were informed about the incident and sent a team to rescue it.

In recent times, a number of cases of big cats being spotted in the villages of the district have been reported.

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First Published: Dec 07 2016 | 12:02 PM IST

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