Leopard carcass found in Chittoor
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A desiccated carcass of a feminine leopard, wrapped in snare, was found near mango gardens close to Talakona eco-tourism spot of Yerravaripalem mandal on Wednesday.
Divisional Forest Officer (Tirupati wildlife division) G. Pawan Kumar mentioned the preliminary investigation revealed that the leopard, aged round 10, had strayed into the fields some ten-to-twelve days in the past and was caught in the snare that the farmers had organized to guard their crops from wild boars. “The postmortem suggested no signs of poaching,” the DFO clarified.
“The entire flesh was eaten by maggots, but its nails, teeth and coat were in a fine condition. This shows that the snare was an abandoned one and the leopard’s venture was by accident,” the DFO mentioned.
The official mentioned that the carcass went unnoticed for lengthy because of irregular motion of farmers and forest personnel. The DFO mentioned additional investigation was below approach to pin down these answerable for establishing the snare, although it was a discarded one.
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