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Pune: Sambar deer, Indian civet cat rescued from deep well in Junnar
Updated On: 07 January, 2019 11:45 AM IST | Pune (Maharashtra) | Chaitraly Deshmukh
Both the Sambar deer and the Indian civet cat were rescued successfully by members of the Wildlife SOS team and the Maharashtra Forest Department
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Wildlife SOS staff trying to safely extricate the deer from the well
In a strenuous two-hour-long operation, a Sambar deer was rescued from a 25 foot deep well by the Wildlife SOS team & the Maharashtra Forest Department in Vanewadi, located near Junnar, Maharashtra. Once deemed fit by Wildlife SOS veterinarians the animal was released back into the wild.
In an all too familiar scenario in India, that revolves around the perils of uncovered wells in the buffer areas, which mark the transition between forested regions and human habitation, the male Sambar deer was found trapped inside a nearly 25-foot-deep well in Vanewadi, near Junnar, Maharashtra.
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