A snow leopard was successfully released into the wild Saturday after being rescued from the dam site of a hydroelectric project in Bhabanagar area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur, officials said.

The elusive big cat was found trapped into the filter inlet channel of the 120-MW Sanjay Hydroelectric Project following which officials alerted the forest department and the local police.

Teams from Kinnaur and Rampur forest divisions rushed to the site. A police team led by Kinnaur’s Superintendent of Police another too of fire brigade too joined the rescue operations.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Rampur, Gursharan Singh, said, “A multi-layered rescue plan was out in place prioritiing the animal’s safety. We wanted the snow leopard to climb out on its own, with tranquilization considered o

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