Jiya
Year of arrival: 2008
Age at the time of arrival: Approximately 2 months old
Sex: Female
Facility: Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre (MLRC)
Favourite activities: Grooming herself, climbing trees
Background history: Jiya arrived at Wildlife SOS as a cub, after her mother succumbed to injuries she had incurred while she was out hunting. Timid and scared during the initial days at the rescue centre, young Jiya took her time to familiarise herself with her new surroundings. She has grown up to be a magnificent leopard and is a favourite among the vets and staff alike. She keeps busy grooming herself, sharpening her claws on a tree stump or walking around the enclosure. | READ MORE ABOUT JIYA
JIYA'S STORY
Jiya was barely two months old when she lost her mother. The lonely cub was found cowering in a sugarcane field by farmers in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. The forest department was immediately alerted, and they reached out to Wildlife SOS.
Being too young to survive the wild, Jiya was brought to the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre for long-term care, and was gently hand-reared by the staff here. She has grown to become a magnificent leopard, adored by one and all, and continues to receive dedicated care.
Jiya loves to climb up the wooden log in her enclosure to get a holistic view of her surroundings below. Soon after inspecting it, Jiya mounts her wooden platform to groom herself, an activity she chooses to remain comfortably busy with for a while.