India, Aug. 11 -- Forest officers in Himachal Pradesh have confirmed that they will try to reunite the young leopard cub that was handed over to them on Saturday with its mother. Footage of the leopard cub travelling in a car had gone viral on social media over the weekend.

Manish Ram Pal, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Theog, told HT.com that the female leopard cub is approximately 20 days old. He confirmed that the cub is in his custody.

The cub found its way to the DFO of Theog thanks to the efforts of one Ankush Chauhan, who found it lost and shivering. When the cub's mother did not return, Chauhan knew he had to act before wild dogs got a hold of it. "We realised it was no longer safe for him to stay there. It was time to a...