
Gaur rescued from marsh near Valparai
The Hindu
The animal looked healthy and walked into tea estate after rescue, say officials
The Forest Department officials on Wednesday rescued a gaur that got trapped in a marsh within a tea estate near Valparai.
The gaur, aged around 12, was found stuck in a marsh within the limits of Pannimedu factory division that falls under Manambolly forest range.
People who found the gaur struggling for life alerted the Forest Department around 4 p.m.

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