{"id":60666,"date":"2021-03-29T18:06:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T18:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=60666"},"modified":"2021-03-29T18:06:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T18:06:13","slug":"trapped-leopard-rescued-by-ifham-nizam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/trapped-leopard-rescued-by-ifham-nizam\/","title":{"rendered":"Trapped leopard rescued-By Ifham Nizam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Trapped leopard rescued-By Ifham Nizam<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60667 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/leopard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Island<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">A nine-year-old male leopard trapped in a snare yesterday (24) at the Menik-Palama Farm, Agarapathana,\u00a0was rescued and taken to the Randenigala Veterinary Office. It was out of danger, a senior officer of the Department of Wildlife said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Wildlife Conservation Department, Publicity Director Hasni\u00a0 Harishchandra, contacted for comment. told\u00a0The Island that four leopards had been trapped in the area years back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The Department had filed action against the Estate Management in the vicinity, she said, adding that they had established Gampola Wildlife Range Office to protect the upcountry leopards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">She also said that the number of incidents within the vicinity had come down due to successful awareness campaigns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Department\u2019s Director-General Chandana Sooriyabandara earlier said a team led by a wildlife veterinarian had been dispatched to the location, to rescue the leopard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">He said students on their way to school had seen the trapped leopard and alerted the residents.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trapped leopard rescued-By Ifham Nizam Source:Island A nine-year-old male leopard trapped in a snare yesterday (24) at the Menik-Palama Farm, Agarapathana,\u00a0was rescued and taken to the Randenigala Veterinary Office. It was out of danger, a senior officer of the Department of Wildlife said. 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