Shimla, April 19 -- A young female leopard was rescued after being found trapped in a snare wire at the campus of Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry in Solan district, forest officials said on Sunday.

The animal, estimated to be around four years old, was first spotted by university staff, who alerted the Forest Department. Acting on the information, a team from the Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Tutikandi, was rushed to the site on the request of the Divisional Forest Officer, Solan.

The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team, led by a veterinary expert, carried out a coordinated operation. The leopard was tranquilised for safe handling and subsequently freed from the snare. Officials said the animal had sustained mino...