The carcass of the leopard was noticed by some devotees visiting famous Gaymukh temple near village Singadjhari in the evening and they informed the foresters. A team of forestmen led by Shivni range RFO ND Jadhav rushed to the spot and took possession of the carcass. Jadhav said, "It was a sub-adult female leopard aged around two and a half years. The carcass appears to be not more than 12 hours old. However, the reason of death is uncertain."
"All
the body parts of the leopard were intact which rules out the
possibility of poaching. There is an injury mark on the back of the beast, but we have not found any sign of fighting with other predator in the area," he said.
Jadhav said that the leopard might have died due to snake bite, but held that the exact reason would be ascertained after postmortem.
Forest officers removed the carcass from the spot for inquest formalities and kept it in Shivni range office where postmortem would be performed on Sunday morning. It is the first incident of a leopard death this year. As many as 12 leopards and four tigers died in the district last year.
Jadhav said that the leopard might have died due to snake bite, but held that the exact reason would be ascertained after postmortem.
Forest officers removed the carcass from the spot for inquest formalities and kept it in Shivni range office where postmortem would be performed on Sunday morning. It is the first incident of a leopard death this year. As many as 12 leopards and four tigers died in the district last year.
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