The animal had external injury marks on the forelimbs, hind limbs, neck and throat portion
NAGPUR: In a sensational incident, a leopard carcass was found in compartment number 515 in East Kutumba beat under the East Pench range of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Wednesday.
According to deputy director Amlendu Pathak, the carcass was noticed by patrolling party around 12:30pm. Senior officers were informed immediately and the area was cordoned off. “Surrounding area up to 1km was scanned for circumstantial evidence and there were signs and marks of fighting between two individuals,” said Pathak.
The dead animal was female, around two years, and had external injury marks on the forelimbs, hind limbs, neck and throat portion. A post-mortem was performed by a veterinary team comprising Dr Chetan Patond, Pench, Dr Datta Jadhav, livestock development officer (LDO), and Dr Ashwini Gadmade in the presence of local eco-development committee (EDC) president Sahdev Tekam, WII Researcher Y