Ratnagiri: At 10.30 am on Tuesday, he was finally rescued.
Large crowds had gathered to stare at the leopard who had been trapped for eight hours in a net cast by poachers. He lay helpess on the Mumbai-Goa highway near Ratnagiri, unable to move his limbs.
Rescue officials tranquilized him, and have moved him to an undisclosed location.
Forest officials will register a case against unknown people.
In the last 10 days, three leopards have been killed in this part of Maharashtra.
Large crowds had gathered to stare at the leopard who had been trapped for eight hours in a net cast by poachers. He lay helpess on the Mumbai-Goa highway near Ratnagiri, unable to move his limbs.
Rescue officials tranquilized him, and have moved him to an undisclosed location.
In the last 10 days, three leopards have been killed in this part of Maharashtra.
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