INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 1

Rescue and Management of Wild Common Leopard (Panthera pardus) Traumatised During Human-Wildlife Conflict

  • Author:
  • Deepak Sharma, Sanjib Das1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 21 to 23

1Veterinary Officer, ABAHC, Luksanbazar

Buxa Tiger Reserve, Alipurduar Dist., Alipurduar-736122, West Bengal

*Veterinary Officer and Corresponding author, E-mail: deepvetbuxa@gmail.com

Online published on 2 August, 2016.

Abstract

The communication documents management of a leopard injured in a tea estate during human wildlife conflict. The animal was restrained in an iron cage covered fully with black cloth and deep incised wounds were managed after immoblisation with surgical management, debribement and therapeutics till clinical recovery.

Keywords

Human wildlife conflict, leopard, rescue