1.8K views · 89 reactions | Maharashtra: Forest department captures 2 leopards in Nashik | The Times of India | Facebook

121K views · 1.4K reactions | When the whole world was under Covid-19 lockdown, the first of its kind Transit Treatment Center of Maharashtra Forest Department in Nagpur was witnessing a friendship developing between two animals abandoned by their mothers - an infant monkey and a fawn (spotted deer). | The Times of India | Facebook

Homecoming of a leopard cub to it’s mother! In a collaboration between Wildlife SOS and the Maharashtra Forest Department, a leopard cub discovered near an onion storage house in Chas village was successfully reunited with its mother. Despite being dehydrated due to the monsoon season, the 45-day-old cub remained vigilant. By strategically deploying camera traps, we managed to capture the heartening moment when the mother leopard and her cub were reunited. Watch this touching video to know more

In a landmark achievement for wildlife conservation, 340 Indian Star Tortoises were successfully released into the Jogapur Reserve Forest in Rajura Forest Range, part of the Central Chanda Forest Division. This monumental effort, spearheaded by the Maharashtra Forest Department and the then Chief Wildlife Warden, was carried out in collaboration with RESQ Charitable Trust and supported by the Pune Wildlife Division. These tortoises were part of a group of 441 rescued from illegal wildlife trade,