A six-year-old male leopard was rescued after it fell into an open well at Thalappuzha in Wayanad district on Friday.
The leopard is believed to have fallen into the well on a property belonging to Jose of Mothedath at Puthiydathu near Thalappuzha under the North Wayanad Forest Division late on Thursday night or in the early hours of Friday.
After noticing that the animal had fallen into the well, Jose intimated Forest officials. Subsequently, a team of Forest personnel led by North Wayanad Divisional Forest Officer Martin Lowel rushed to the spot and began efforts to rescue the leopard.
