Leopard Dies After Rescue From Tree-Top in UP's Bahraich

• A male leopard rescued from a tree in Bitania village, Bahraich, died while being shifted to the range office.
• The rescue operation by the forest department took nearly three hours to trap the leopard alive in a net.
• The leopard, estimated to be 12-14 months old, showed signs of breathlessness and died en route.
• Dehydration is suspected as the cause of death, but the exact reason will be confirmed by the post-mortem report.
• The young leopard had climbed the same tree five times in three months; previous attempts were not rescued due to darkness.