{"id":48332,"date":"2024-09-12T15:39:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T10:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=48332"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:39:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T10:39:26","slug":"critically-injured-leopard-rescued-from-azad-jammu-kashmir-battles-for-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/critically-injured-leopard-rescued-from-azad-jammu-kashmir-battles-for-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"Critically injured leopard rescued from Azad Jammu Kashmir, battles for survival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: A severely injured female leopard is fighting for her life at the Islamabad<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/islamabad\/cda-to-establish-wildlife-safari-park-in-islamabad\/\"> Wildlife Rescue Center (IWRC)<\/a> after being rescued from a water channel in Azad Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s (AJK) Haveli area on September 7.<\/p>\n<p>The wild cat was discovered by wildlife guards from the Azad Kashmir <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-excise-department-launches-vanity-number-plates-scheme\/\">Wildlife Department,<\/a> who carefully captured and transported her to the IWRC for urgent medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>Upon examination, veterinarians at the IWRC discovered four bullet wounds in the leopard&#8217;s body through X-ray imaging. Despite successfully extracting one bullet, the remaining three bullets pose a significant threat to the leopard&#8217;s survival.<\/p>\n<p>Two bullets are lodged near the spine, while the third is situated near the chest.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/theneutral.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-11-at-4.20.17-PM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Injured Leopard Rescued In AJK, Undergoes Critical Treatment | The Neutral\" width=\"647\" height=\"485\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Initially, the leopard exhibited no visible external wounds or bleeding, but her inability to stand or move her hind legs suggested severe internal injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The rescue team employed traditional methods to secure the animal, using a rope and net to minimize stress and prevent further harm.<\/p>\n<p>The IWRC team is working tirelessly to save the leopard&#8217;s life, but her condition has recently taken a turn for the worse.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of specialized equipment, such as a dart gun, complicated the rescue process, highlighting the need for enhanced resources to support wildlife conservation efforts in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The IWRC remains committed to providing the best possible care for the injured leopard, and her condition continues to be closely monitored. The incident serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of protecting Pakistan&#8217;s precious wildlife and the need for increased support for conservation initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: A severely injured female leopard is fighting for her life at the Islamabad Wildlife Rescue Center (IWRC) after being rescued from a water channel in Azad Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s (AJK) Haveli area on September 7. The wild cat was discovered by wildlife guards from the Azad Kashmir Wildlife Department, who carefully captured and transported [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":48337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[585,21673,21672,21671],"class_list":["post-48332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-azad-jammu-and-kashmir","tag-injured-leopard-rescued","tag-wildlife-department","tag-wildlife-rescue-center-iwrc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48339,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48332\/revisions\/48339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}