A rogue leopard in western India was trapped inside a chicken coop and shot with a tranquiliser dart, before being rescued and released into the forest. <br /><br />Video of the recovery shows the leopard leap into a flock of chickens, which scatter in different directions, but the leopard retreats back to its spot without attacking any of the terrified birds.<br /><br />The dramatic incident occurred at a village in Junnar district near Pune, Maharashtra state on December 18.<br /><br />The villagers of Otur spotted the leopard, a young three-year-old male, near a house next to a sugarcane field. <br /><br />As soon as the leopard entered the chicken coop, the alert residents closed the door, locking it inside. <br /><br />Realising that it was struck inside, and also due to the commotion outside, the leopard got too stressed and showed no interest in making a meal out of the birds. <br /><br />The villagers then called forest officials, who came with a Wildlife SOS team, to rescue the animal in a two-hour operation.<br /><br />The rescue team tranquilised the leopard and took it away to Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre (MLRC) in Junnar. It was later released in a forest after it recovered from its experience.
