This story is from November 24, 2020

2 leopards found dead in Amreli, Visavadar

2 leopards found dead in Amreli, Visavadar
Rajkot: Two leopards were found dead in Junagadh and Amreli district that falls under the Gir (west) and Shetrunji divisions of the forest department in the last two days.
A leopard aged 2-3 years was electrocuted in Jafrabad range of Shetrunji division on Monday. This animal was found dead in a farm in Mityala village. The carcass was sent to Babarkot center for post mortem.
“Prima facia it looks as if the animla got electrocuted after coming into to contact with a transformer,” a statement by forest department said.
In the second instance, carcass of a male leopard, aged 6-8 months was found in Visavadar range near Ambajal dam on Sunday evening. Canine marks were found on neck and back side of body, said forest officials.
Also lion pug marks near the carcass indicated towards infighting. Dheeraj Mittal, deputy conservator of forest Gir (east) division said “It’s a very common in wildlife. Lion generally kill cubs and younger leopards because they are competing predators. It’s a natural behaviour. If a grown up leopard sees a cub of lion they will kill it.”
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