Watch: Karnataka villagers use 'jugaad' to save leopard trapped in well; succeed in efforts
Watch: Karnataka villagers use 'jugaad' to save leopard trapped in well; succeed in efforts
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In a horrifying incident, a leopard somehow landed in a steep well in a Karnataka village. The commendable rescue operation jointly conducted by villagers and forest officials is currently making rounds on the internet. Sahana Singh, a Twitter user, uploaded the incident’s video four days ago on the microblogging site. By now, the video has garnered over one lakh views. As evident in the video, locals won hearts after helping the leopard escape back into the jungle. Singh mentioned in the video caption that she received the video on WhatsApp.
Exemplary efforts
The stories based on ‘Human-wildlife conflict,’ a term used to describe negative interactions between humans and wildlife that lead to loss of life, property or resources, have been around for a long time. Often, however, we overlook the other side of of the story The rare rescue attempt in rural Karnataka, carried out by villagers and government officials, represents the other side.
According to Sahana Singh’s post, after the leopard fell into the deep well, people tried to help the poor animal by offering the ladder, however, the wild seemed too scared to grab one. After seeing this, the villagers came up with another solution. “So they put a stick of fire near his bum which forced him to climb the scaffolding & run away into the jungle,” the user explained. She added, “How they rejoice! Man, nature & Jugaad. Got it on WA.”
Check out the post:
Somewhere in Karnataka. A leopard fell into a well and even when a “ladder” was offered, it was cowering inside. So they put a stick of fire near his bum which forced him to climb the scaffolding & run away into the jungle. How they rejoice! Man, Nature & Jugaad.
