Five jungle cat (Felis chaus) cubs were rescued from an agricultural farm and reunited with their mother after being found by farmers during harvesting in a field. In a Twitter thread, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan shared pictures and videos of the rescue operation of the cubs.
“And all the five jungle cat cubs were saved. Found by farmers during harvesting in a field,” Kaswan began the thread, as he shared a 1.20-minute clip of the rescued cubs. The jungle cat aka Felis chaus, according to Kaswan, is a protected species.
And all the five jungle cat cubs were saved. Found by farmers during harvesting in a field. pic.twitter.com/OvKeUNNnJB
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) November 10, 2021
In the following tweets, Kaswan explained that as the cubs were too small to survive on their own, the rescue team decided to reunite them with their mother. “All were so small that they could not have survived without mother. So we decided to reunite them with their mother. The area was cordoned off. Where they were found villagers decided to stop harvesting for the time being,” he added.
All were so small that they could not have been survive without mother.
So we decided to reunite them with mother.
The area was cordoned off. Where they were found villagers decided to stop harvesting for the time being.
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) November 10, 2021
“Camera traps were established in the area carefully. Teams and villagers were stationed for the night near the location. So that they can be monitored and no disturbance occurs.”
Camera traps were established in the area carefully.
Teams and villagers stationed for the night near the location. So that they can be monitored and no disturbance occur. pic.twitter.com/WMSPvriQXM
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) November 10, 2021
Harvesting was stopped in the area till the time the mother cat took all her cubs away, “People were convinced not to do harvesting for that patch. For the time being. All agreed and supported very well. By 2 PM all things were in place. So undisturbed place was provided for the remaining day and a whole night,” the thread continued.
People were convinced not to do harvesting for that patch. For the time being. All agreed and supported very well. By 2 PM all things were at place. So undisturbed place was provided for remaining day and whole night. pic.twitter.com/BPSg0oKjZi
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) November 10, 2021
“At night mother came and took all the cubs to the forest. She started this process in the evening and by the middle of the night shifted all her cubs to the forest. Without any disturbance. Today,” Kaswan concluded the thread while posting a picture of the mother cat.
Mother did some overtime but shifted all the cubs to Forest within few hours.
‘Jungle Cat’ (Felis chaus) is a protected species. pic.twitter.com/bm6BPJtCHT
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) November 10, 2021
Since being shared online, the rescue clip has gone viral on the microblogging website with over 45,000 likes. Many praised the rescue team for helping the cubs reunite with the mother. Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon also shared the clip while tweeting that it made her day.
This thread . Makes my day and restores faith , that maybe things arent that hopeless after all… we have to keep trying . https://t.co/mILfMNIFtZ
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) November 10, 2021
Oh great.. something new I saw for the first time… Wonderful..🙏🌷👍
— S. Mukherji (@Shilarudra) November 10, 2021
Humanity is the best thing ‘Human’ can have 😊
— Shweta Puri (@purishweta) November 10, 2021
Thank you very much 🙏 🙏 🙏
Thanks to the rescue team and all the people who worked with them.🍀🍀🍀💚💚💚💫— pipichan (@myunpipilove) November 10, 2021
Great Job Praveen and team..👍👍
— Arun Kamath (@incognito9) November 10, 2021