Formalities done, the animal was taken to the banks of River Kaveri adjacent to Kirumada, a deep pool in the river that was plush with the endangered mahseer fish. The river is rich with mugger-the armour-plated crocodiles, playful button-eyed otters, long-necked snake birds, grey-headed fish eagles that perch on branches at its edge, waiting for a catch, and many other wildlife.
The valley was empty of people for nearly twenty kilometres with lots of natural prey, especially chital, that would visit the river often to quench their thirst. On both sides of the valley were rolling hills with savannah woodland forests and wide-spaced trees.
The long grass of the forest floor helped grazers and browsing animals alike. Arjuna Terminalia arjuna , tamarind Tamarindus indica , sage-leaved Alangium Alangium saviifolium and bastard sandal Erythroxylum monogynum trees grew luxuriously along the river banks, and this unique riverine habitat was always green due to the availability of water year-round. The setting could hardly have been more beautiful and serene. We laid out our equipment under the shade of a large tamarind tree, as though a sumptuous picnic was being readied.
A couple of thick cotton bed sheets were spread out over a tarpaulin. We had to clear the place of pebbles and any growth that could hurt the animal if it pressed on its blood vessels or nerves. After inspecting all the other equipment, I checked and prepared the collar. The collar battery showed 6. It was good to go. Then, I went on to check for the three beeps: beep. I moved the collar around for a while, and the sound changed to bip. The company says will make it easier for developers to write applications to take full advantage of multiple cores.
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The Ordos Zoo was caught in controversy after some netizens found that it had posted an article on its official WeChat account, saying that the wildlife rescue station had decided to move the snow leopard to a primitive animal house suitable for its survival and "welcomes everyone to come to the zoo to see the animal," according to a screenshot of the article, which was deleted later.
The article said that the zoo had created a simulated environment like that of snow leopards living in the wild, and had moved the leopard into the hall with the new environment.
Meanwhile, the zoo has not responded to questions from the Global Times as of press time. In one place the cable snare had cut through her windpipe. She recuperated at Moholoholo, where she was also kept for a while after healing in order to break her homing instinct. Now, fitted with a cellphone collar that gives a GPS reading every five hours, she was released on a farm in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. The leopard moved eastwards from her point of release into the Kruger National Park, where she spent some time near Olifants Camp.
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