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Video: Leopard leaps from captivity to freedom in the wild near Meerut in UP

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The video posted by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Ramesh Pandey on Twitter shows a Uttar Pradesh forest department official releasing a leopard from a truck parked on a river bed in the forest area.</p>
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It’s always satisfying for the field staffs to rewild the rescued animals back to their habitats.<br />
Kudos to DFO Meerut and team for a successful leopard rescue and release. <a href="https://t.co/r5tdLLjlxn">pic.twitter.com/r5tdLLjlxn</a></p>
— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) <a href="https://twitter.com/rameshpandeyifs/status/1500109283455021056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The leopard, which was earlier captured from a residential colony in Meerut, immediately leaps off the truck and sprints across the river into the forest.</p>

IN Bureau

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