<p class="title">Environmentalists and animal lovers have urged the government to conduct an enquiry into the death of a leopard in the Bhadra Tiger reserve forest recently. The carcass was spotted by Forest Department personnel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wildlife activists G Veeresh, nature enthusiasts Ravi, Mallesh Gowda, Satish, Somashekhar and Kalegowda have issued a press statement in this connection and said that a hole found in the neck of the big cat has raised suspicion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The carcass was found in Guddadabeeranahalli in Tanigebailu division of the reserve where hunting is strictly prohibited. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The carcass of the leopard was found on December 20. The officials of the Forest Department have conducted an autopsy in a hurry and burnt the carcass. This is raising suspicion, the environmentalists stated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A finger-sized hole spotted in the neck of the leopard indicates that the animal died of gunshot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The autopsy should have been performed by a wildlife veterinarian. But, the post-mortem was carried out by a veterinary doctor,” they alleged and urged the government to conduct a high-level probe, which might uncover poaching in the region.</p>
<p class="title">Environmentalists and animal lovers have urged the government to conduct an enquiry into the death of a leopard in the Bhadra Tiger reserve forest recently. The carcass was spotted by Forest Department personnel.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wildlife activists G Veeresh, nature enthusiasts Ravi, Mallesh Gowda, Satish, Somashekhar and Kalegowda have issued a press statement in this connection and said that a hole found in the neck of the big cat has raised suspicion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The carcass was found in Guddadabeeranahalli in Tanigebailu division of the reserve where hunting is strictly prohibited. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The carcass of the leopard was found on December 20. The officials of the Forest Department have conducted an autopsy in a hurry and burnt the carcass. This is raising suspicion, the environmentalists stated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A finger-sized hole spotted in the neck of the leopard indicates that the animal died of gunshot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The autopsy should have been performed by a wildlife veterinarian. But, the post-mortem was carried out by a veterinary doctor,” they alleged and urged the government to conduct a high-level probe, which might uncover poaching in the region.</p>
