One more leopard dies in Gondia

Nagpur: A leopard was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Tiroda forest range on Wednesday evening. This is the second leopard death in the last eight days.
The carcass of the full-grown leopard was noticed in zudpi jungle survey number 270 in Malhi. All the body parts of the animal were intact. The veterinary doctors were inconclusive about the exact cause of death.A post-mortem revealed there was a hole in the chest and the death had occurred due to excessive bleeding.
On May 11, a leopard carcass was found with missing paws and canines in Sadak Arjuni forest range. Two persons were arrested in the case. In January first week, two leopards were poached in the Goregaon range, both under the Gondia division.
According to DyCF Kulraj Singh, a dog squad was deployed and the nearby area was scanned for evidence. The post-mortem was conducted as per NTCA protocol. ACF RR Sadgir, RFO SK Akre, PCCF representative Sawan Bahekar, veterinarians Dr Vivek Gajre, Dr Vidhya Wankhede, and Dr Renuka Shende were present.