India, Aug. 31 -- A critical, life-saving surgery was conducted on a historical find for Haryana's biodiversity, a Fishing cat. The wounded male cat was operated at the Pipli Mini-Zoo, Kurukshetra, on Wednesday. The cat had suffered two severe fractures when hit by a vehicle bonnet on the Ambala-Yamunanagar highway near Mullana. It was rescued in the early morning of August 22, 2025, from the highway's side while exhibiting a raging fever of 104degF. and the onset of septicemia. The reclusive creature was also left severely traumatised by the road-hit injuries and his sudden translocation into a world of rescuers and medical staff (unfamiliar human beings).

The Haryana forest (wildlife wing) department accorded the injured cat the highes...