Leopard attack leaves one dead in K-P forest
A young man was killed by a leopard in remote area of Battagram district
BATTAGRAM:
In yet another unfortunate incident, a young man was killed by a leopard in remote area of Battagram district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
According to the wildlife department, the victim identified as Tale Zar, s/o Mehmood Shah – resident of Donga – along with his friend was searching for natural mushrooms in a nearby forest when they were attacked by the wild animal which left him dead while his friend escaped unhurt.
Battagram Deputy Commissioner Abdul Hameed Khan while talking to The Express Tribune confirmed the incident and said that amid rising cases of human-wildlife conflicts the administration is coordinating with the relevant department and joint strategy is being devised to stop such incidents.