<p>A leopard aged around two years was found dead on the Shivamogga-Shikaripur Road in the Yerekatte State forest area in the taluk on Tuesday night.</p>.<p><br />The locals found the carcass lying on the roadside around 8.30 pm on Tuesday and informed the officials concerned, sources in the Forest department said.<br /><br />Shikaripur Assistant Conservator of Forest, Rajanna, told Deccan Herald over the phone that the Yerekatte forest area was home to leopards and deer. <br /><br />“The leopard seems to have been run over by a speeding vehicle while crossing the Shivamogga-Shikaripur main road after drinking water from a tank near Taralaghatta village. The animal has sustained severe injuries on its chest and mouth,” he said.<br /><br />Carcass burnt<br /><br />After postmortem, the carcass was burnt at a nursery of the forest department in the town. This is the first such incident reported in the region.<br /><br />A team headed by the assistant conservator of forest has been formed to find out the exact cause of the animal’s death, Rajanna said.<br /></p>
<p>A leopard aged around two years was found dead on the Shivamogga-Shikaripur Road in the Yerekatte State forest area in the taluk on Tuesday night.</p>.<p><br />The locals found the carcass lying on the roadside around 8.30 pm on Tuesday and informed the officials concerned, sources in the Forest department said.<br /><br />Shikaripur Assistant Conservator of Forest, Rajanna, told Deccan Herald over the phone that the Yerekatte forest area was home to leopards and deer. <br /><br />“The leopard seems to have been run over by a speeding vehicle while crossing the Shivamogga-Shikaripur main road after drinking water from a tank near Taralaghatta village. The animal has sustained severe injuries on its chest and mouth,” he said.<br /><br />Carcass burnt<br /><br />After postmortem, the carcass was burnt at a nursery of the forest department in the town. This is the first such incident reported in the region.<br /><br />A team headed by the assistant conservator of forest has been formed to find out the exact cause of the animal’s death, Rajanna said.<br /></p>
