Leopard with head stuck in a plastic container rescued. Watch

The rescue video of the leopard that had its head stuck in a plastic contained prompted people to post appreciative comments.

The stories of humans helping animals to get out of distressing situations often leave people with a warm feeling. Those are the tales that showcase the true colours of humanity. Case in point, this share about how a team rescued a leopard that got its head stuck in a plastic container. The incident, which took place in Maharashtra’s Thane, may leave you with a smile too.

The image shows the leopard with a plastic container on its head. (Twitter/@raww_ngo)

Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) took to Twitter to share a tweet documenting how authorities were searching for a leopard that was spotted with a plastic container on its head. RAWW is a Mumbai-based NGO) that is working towards “human-wildlife conflict mitigation and promoting urban wildlife conservation.”

“#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,” they wrote and shared a video on February 15. The video showed the distressed animals on the site of a road. Text appearing on the video informed that the big cat was spotted on February 14.

Later, RAWW also posted another tweet confirming the rescue of the animal. “UPDATE: The leopard has been rescued safely some time ago by the SGNP Rescue Team and Thane Territorial wing. It will be brought to SGNP and kept under observation for 24/48 hours and after that released back to wild,” they wrote.

Take a look at the post:

People posted various comments while reacting to the news. “Nice work done !! well appreciated,” wrote an Instagram user. “Such a nice gesture.. god bless them,” posted another. “Heroes,” shared a third. Many also posted heart emoticons to showcase their reactions.

What are your thoughts on the post that documents the rescue of the leopard?