<p>Arkalgud (Hassan dist): In two separate incidents, the carcass of an elephant and a leopard have been spotted in Arkalgud taluk of Hassan district, on Saturday.</p><p>The 25-year-old male elephant, with long tusks, was found dead on a farmland at Nelaballi. Forest officials suspect that it might have died due to electrocution.</p>.Karnataka's forest minister holds emergency meet in light of escalating human-elephant conflict .<p>On the other hand, the leopard was found dead, when the lake bund was being cleaned at Santhemarur. The carcass was in a completely decayed condition, with the fur, teeth and nails intact. Some quills of a porcupine were found on its skin, indicating that they might have had a fight. Forest department personnel visited the spot.</p>
<p>Arkalgud (Hassan dist): In two separate incidents, the carcass of an elephant and a leopard have been spotted in Arkalgud taluk of Hassan district, on Saturday.</p><p>The 25-year-old male elephant, with long tusks, was found dead on a farmland at Nelaballi. Forest officials suspect that it might have died due to electrocution.</p>.Karnataka's forest minister holds emergency meet in light of escalating human-elephant conflict .<p>On the other hand, the leopard was found dead, when the lake bund was being cleaned at Santhemarur. The carcass was in a completely decayed condition, with the fur, teeth and nails intact. Some quills of a porcupine were found on its skin, indicating that they might have had a fight. Forest department personnel visited the spot.</p>