By Bipin Chand Agarwal, TNN | Jan 23, 2013
BAHRAICH: In a fight between two leopards, one male and the other female, the latter died at Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary.
Forest officers reached the spot and took the carcass in their custody.
Forest officers informed that the female leopard died in the conflict and that a panel of three doctors had been formed to perform the autopsy.
Project officer of World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Dabeer Hasan said the mating season of lion and leopard would last till February 15 and such conflict between the male and females is common.
Roar of the leopards was heard in southern part of beat no 28 at Motipur range under Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary and after about half an hour when the forest personnel went to the spot they found the leopard dead with marks of injury on the body and bleeding profusely.
The forest ranger also reached the spot along with his team followed by sub divisional officer of Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary Vinay Kumar Srivastava and sub divisional forest officer Subhash Chandra.
The forest ranger said "the leopard had deep injuries on the neck and two different kinds of pug marks were found around the spot. It seems the male and the female leopard fought with each other."
The SDO said the dead female leopard was around one-year-old.
The forest personnel took the carcass to the range office after taking photographs of the spot.
Forest ranger J K Verma said deep injury marks on the neck indicate the male leopard attacked the female with its teeth and caused the death.
Hasan said leopards are counted temporarily and at the moment their number is 50 to 60. He said the trapping work was completed a week ago in the forest reserve area and a CD had been sent to wildlife institute Dehradun. The counting of tigers would also help count the number of leopards precisely.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Female-leopard-succumbs-in-conflict-between-male-female-leopards/articleshow/18141793.cms
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| The forest personnel took the carcass to the range office after taking photographs of the spot. |
Forest officers reached the spot and took the carcass in their custody.
Forest officers informed that the female leopard died in the conflict and that a panel of three doctors had been formed to perform the autopsy.
Project officer of World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Dabeer Hasan said the mating season of lion and leopard would last till February 15 and such conflict between the male and females is common.
Roar of the leopards was heard in southern part of beat no 28 at Motipur range under Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary and after about half an hour when the forest personnel went to the spot they found the leopard dead with marks of injury on the body and bleeding profusely.
The forest ranger also reached the spot along with his team followed by sub divisional officer of Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary Vinay Kumar Srivastava and sub divisional forest officer Subhash Chandra.
The forest ranger said "the leopard had deep injuries on the neck and two different kinds of pug marks were found around the spot. It seems the male and the female leopard fought with each other."
The SDO said the dead female leopard was around one-year-old.
The forest personnel took the carcass to the range office after taking photographs of the spot.
Forest ranger J K Verma said deep injury marks on the neck indicate the male leopard attacked the female with its teeth and caused the death.
Hasan said leopards are counted temporarily and at the moment their number is 50 to 60. He said the trapping work was completed a week ago in the forest reserve area and a CD had been sent to wildlife institute Dehradun. The counting of tigers would also help count the number of leopards precisely.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Female-leopard-succumbs-in-conflict-between-male-female-leopards/articleshow/18141793.cms
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