Leopard found dead in Doda forest

Our Correspondent

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Doda, September 23

An adult leopard was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Gundana area of Doda district today.

The incident took place around 50 km from the district headquarters. This is the second leopard to have died in the district in a year. A three-year-old male leopard was found dead earlier this year in the Dudwar-Changa area under Bhaderwah forest division in Gandho tehsil.

“Immediately after we got a call from a senior official about the mysterious death of a leopard in Phalshod village of Gundana, we rushed to the spot and shifted the body to the district headquarters,” said one of the two members of a team of officials.

“We are not in a position to ascertain the cause of the death as the post-mortem of the leopard is yet to be completed,” he added.

Leopards are found in abundance in the forest area of Chenab region, where incidents of man-animal conflict are frequent but the Wildlife Department is yet to reach any conclusion whether the leopard got killed by hunters or died a natural death.