The body of a female leopard found in the UP forest, apprehension- another leopard took life and ate! – Leopardess dead in katarniaghat up territorial fight forest department Investigation LCla
A one -year female leopard (leopardes) have been found dead in the Kakraha range of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division located in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Initial investigation feared that the leopard died during the Territorial Fight, in which possibly a large leopard was killed and eaten.
This incident has emerged as the third death of leopards in the region this year. So far, 4 leopards and 1 tiger have died in the Katarniaghat division in the year 2024, which is a serious concern in terms of wildlife conservation.
According to the agency, forest officials said that the villagers on Monday saw the body of the leopard on the banks of the Bhaida river in the Chadahar Beat of the Kakaraha range and reported it. On Tuesday, Divisional Forest Officer B Shivshankar said that after receiving the information, the forest team immediately reached the spot and took the body. The DFO said that preliminary evidence suggests that the leopard must have died in a struggle with a big leopard, which would have eaten it after the struggle.
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According to the standard operation process (SOP) set by the National Tiger Protection Authority (NTCA), the body was post -mortem by a panel of three veterinarians on Tuesday. The post -mortem took place in the presence of local representatives, senior forest officials and WWF Project Officer Dabir Hasan. Samples of leopard body parts have been taken and they will be sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Izatnagar, Bareilly for investigation.
Lucknow -based wildlife specialist Javed Akhtar said that the regional fight between leopards is not uncommon, but cannibal is a dangerous behavior change between them. Earlier on Saturday evening, a two -year -old female leopard died after being hit by a high speed in the Mala range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
