Third leopard killed by older big cat in eight days in Bijnor

Meerut | Wednesday | 16th January, 2019

Summary:

The condition of the carcass suggests that the leopard was killed by an older big cat in a fight over prey. In each case, an adult and more powerful leopard killed a younger one. BIJNOR: A carcass of a young leopard, the third in eight days, has been found in the dense forest close to Mohanwali area in Bijnor’s Najibabad's Kaudiya range. However, investigation is on.”This is the third leopard death in a span of eight days. At that time also, forest department had claimed that an adult leopard might have killed the cubs in a fight over prey as officials had found a partially eaten carcass of a dog from the spot..