Video: Leopard With Head Stuck In Plastic Container Rescued In Maharashtra

It took 30 people over 48 hours to track down the leopard and free it of the plastic container

Over 30 people in Maharashtra's Thane district joined hands to rescue a leopard cub which was spotted with its head stuck inside a plastic container. The search and rescue operation took about 48 hours to complete. According to news agency PTI, the leopard cub, which is around a year old, had put its head inside the container to drink water and was unable to remove it. ⚠️???? #ALERT: #Leopard with its head stuck in #plastic container spotted at #Badlapur in #Thane@MahaForest & #rescue teams @raww_ngo are currently trying to locate the distressed mammal@raww_tweets@tweetsvirat@ranjeetnature@akshay_journopic.twitter.com/vwfC8YnWXD

The cub was spotted running around in Goregaon area of Badlapur in distress on Sunday night, a forest department official said on Tuesday. 

Local animal welfare charities had appealed for more information on the leopard after footage of the big cat running around with its head stuck in the plastic container went viral. The video was taken by tourists who spotted the leopard desperately trying to free itself while passing near Badlapur on Sunday night.