A few months ago, a young boy was traversing the woods around his home in India when he stumbled upon a frightening sight. Up ahead was a wide, deep well. Peering down to the bottom of the well, the boy noticed two wild animals hopelessly trapped.
Under the guidance of director of wildlife management Tuhin Satarkar and RESQ Charitable Trust founder Neha Panchamiya, rescuers Sayli Pilane, Naresh Chandak and Dr. Purva Nimkar quickly hatched a plan to get the chousinghas to safety.
A member of the rescue team rappelled down the well wall, gently grabbed the animals, and brought them back up to the waiting arms of animal experts.
Back on steady ground, the chousinghas nervously assessed their rescuers. Vets at the scene examined the animals for injuries and happily determined they were ready to return to the wild.
Rescuers watched in awe as the grateful chousinghas bounded back into the trees, free at last.
“It’s always gratifying to facilitate a successful rescue,” a representative from RESQ Charitable Trust told The Dodo. “But this one was even more special, as the rescue happened very swiftly, followed by the release.”