Leopardess found dead in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary The leopard had died in a fight with another leopard, according to Range Forest Officer Pramod Kumar.
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Representative image of a leopard.
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Malavalli (Mandya dist): A leopardess was found dead by the patrolling team near Hunasemarada Halla under the Cauvery Wildlife Range, Muthathi forest area in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district on Friday.
The leopardess is said to be around one-and-a-half-years-old. The Forest department personnel who found the body of the big cat alerted the higher officers, who then rushed to the spot. The leopard had died in a fight with another leopard, according to Range Forest Officer Pramod Kumar.
Veterinarians Dr Praveen and Dr David Kumar conducted the post mortem and the leopard was cremated as per the norms.