The deer's life was saved after Kashimira corporator Anil Bhosle.
A two-year-old female deer was rescued by a Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) corporator from a cattle dung-filled nullah near Kashimira. He immediately rushed the hapless animal to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) animal health-care centre, where a team of veterinary doctors attended to it. The deer had sustained injuries on its legs and back. After initial treatment, the vets were surprised by its quick recovery as members of the Cervidae family suffer trauma if they are captured or attacked. At times, such traumatic experience proves fatal for them.
The deer's life was saved after Kashimira corporator Anil Bhosle was informed by locals about the animal sinking in the nullah. Bhosle rushed to the spot and, taking help from the locals, pulled the dear out of the slushy cattle dung flowing in the nullah. In fact, the locals were alerted by the cries of the deer which had apparently fallen into the nullah after being chased by barking stray dogs.
"After reaching the spot, I saw the deer was neck deep in cattle dung and was unable to breathe. We rescued it using ropes and informed SGNP vets," said Bhosle.
Calling it a proud moment of rescue, SGNP veterinary officer Dr Sanjiv Pinjarkar said, "Soon after the deer was brought to us, we tranquilised it, put it on drips and administered some life-saving drugs. Fortunately, it recovered in less than two hours. Our team was very happy to see the deer recover as, normally, members of the Cervidae family go into trauma and shock, leading to their death."
Once the female deer was fit enough, it was released into the jungle for quicker recovery because it's difficult for these animals to get over shock in captivity, said Pinjarakar.
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