KATHMANDU, March 10: A technical team from the Jawalakhel-based Central Zoo in Lalitpur today rescued a leopard from the Machhapuchchhre School area in Kusunti Height.
The wild animal was neutralized through a dart before the rescue that was assisted by the Satdobato Police, District Forest Office, Lalitpur and the Lalitpur Metropolitan City Police.
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The animal weighing around 60 kilos is estimated to be aged 10 years. Following the rescue, it has been kept at the Wildlife Hospital within the Zoo, said Zoo Chief Satya Narayan Shah. It will be released into its natural habitat once it recovers.
In the past one year, the Zoo has rescued 241 wild animals which also include birds and mammals. Of them 57 were released into their natural habitats. At present, the Zoo is home to over 13,000 animals of 115 species.
