Mandla (MP), May 24 (PTI) A six-year old leopard was found dead with its three claws missing at the buffer zone of Kanha Tiger Reserve, officials said today.The leopard was found dead at a deep nullah in Shijoura area yesterday, they said.The animal's three claws were missing when its body was found, Kanha Reserve veterinarian Sandeep Agrawal, who performed the autopsy said. The poachers must have chopped them off after it died after drowning, he added.He said the postmortem of the spotted animal revealed that it died due to drowning. Some people after spotting the leopard might have dragged it out of the nullah and chopped of its claws for the nails, he said.Agrawal said that some clothes were found at the spot.
Source: http://www.ptinews.com/news/666701_Leopard-found-dead-in-Kanha--claws-missing
2 comments:
I always tend to be sceptical when the cause of death of a big cat is said to be drowning. Unless it is a really deep well or something similar, a healthy leopard is not very likely to drown. However, when cats are poisoned, they tend to go to water and die there.
very well said..
ramesh
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