A red panda, rescued recently from a river in the Shi-Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh, was released into the forest on Saturday.
A video of the red panda being released in the wild has gone viral on social media.
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The video was shared by Ramesh Pandey, Indian Forest Service Officer on Twitter. In the 22-second-long video, the red panda can be seen in the cage.
The forest officials brought the panda in a cage and left it open for him to easily jump out.
After a little hustle and help from one of the officials, the panda finally jumps out and runs into the wilderness.
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“Happiness of releasing of a rescued Red Panda in Arunachal Pradesh. A heart warming video before calling it a day (sic),” Pandey said in the Tweet.
Happiness of releasing of a rescued Red Panda in Arunachal Pradesh. A heartwarming video before calling it a day.
Via: @arunachaltimes_ pic.twitter.com/EcmjZW6jOi— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) June 26, 2021
The rare species of the animal was rescued from the Yargyap-Chu river in Mechukha subdivision of the district by Tony Mosing and Takar Kotin Mosu of Mechukha town.
They spotted the panda clinging to a log. The duo then handed over the red panda to the Mechukha Range Forest Officer (RFO) Tanga Murtem.
The exotic animal was released into the wild on Saturday morning.