A video showing a leopard being released into the wild in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut has been doing rounds on social media. The video shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Ramesh Pandey on Twitter shows a man releasing the leopard from a truck parked on a river bed and the big cat instantly jumps out into freedom. Within seconds, it crosses a shallow water body and escapes into the wilderness. Watch the video here: It’s always satisfying for the field staffs to rewild the rescued animals back to their habitats. Kudos to DFO Meerut and team for a successful leopard rescue and release. pic.twitter.com/r5tdLLjlxn— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) March 5, 2022 "It’s always satisfying for the field staffs to rewild the rescued animals back to their habitats. Kudos to DFO Meerut and team for a successful leopard rescue and release,” Pandey said in his tweet. The 12-second clip has amassed more than 11,000 views so far. Netizens lauded forest officials for safely rescuing the big cat. "Thank god he is safe and sound. This wild cat was seen near to my in-laws home yesterday. I was worried of kids and even his safety. Well thanks sir and thanks to the police people as well who made this rescue operation gently," commented a user. Thanks sir 🙏.It was special feeling after Releasing Pallav ( Rescued Leopard ) safely inside natural forest of Shivalik ..around 35 persons team made it a successful rescue operation— Rajesh Kumar IFS (@rkm_dce) March 5, 2022 Thank god he is safe and sound. This wild cat was seen near to my in-laws home yesterday. I was worried of kids and even his safety. Well thanks sir and thanks to the police people as well who made this rescue operation gently.— Rachit Gupta (@rachitattweet) March 5, 2022 Excellent Job sir , thank full to u and do many more like this to Safe Guard Public and also yourself.👍— Anil Kumar (@AnilKum86057984) March 6, 2022 Most happy 12 seconds on Twitter today.— WildLense® Eco Foundation 🇮🇳 (@WildLense_India) March 5, 2022 IFS officer in Meerut Rajesh Kumar noted on his Twitter account that it was a tough task to rescue the leopard in a densely populated area. “Thanks sir.It was special feeling after Releasing Pallav ( Rescued Leopard ) safely inside natural forest of Shivalik ..around 35 persons team made it a successful rescue operation,” Kumar also replied to Pandey. Thanks to all Seniors & Rescue team members along with local public . It was really a tough task to do rescue in dense populated area . Our patience & strategy finally worked . Wishing all the best to Pallav ( named Adult male leopard).@moefcc @ANINewsUP @DDNewsUP https://t.co/JtDQEDpqtQ— Rajesh Kumar IFS (@rkm_dce) March 5, 2022 In January this year, a two-year-old male leopard was rescued by the forest department after it was hit by a vehicle on the Western Peripheral Expressway in Haryana’s Nuh. Before that, a video showing a leopard catching hold of a dog from a house had gone viral.
