Leopard Found Dead At A Tea Stall In TN's Valparai, Suspected Case Of Electrocution

A leopard was found dead on the premises of a tea stall at Varattuparai near Valparai in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

Its foreleg got trapped in a henhouse

Officials with the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) said that the animal’s right foreleg was trapped in a henhouse behind the tea shopon Thursday morning. The tea shop is being?run by one I. Usman at a revenue land within a tea estate.?The area falls within the limits of Valparai forest range of ATR.

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They said that the carcass of the leopard was noticed around 7 a.m. when the shop owner went to check the henhouse.ATR Deputy Director M.G. Ganesan said the carcass did not have any external injury. Its teeth and claws were intact.

Actual?cause of death could be ascertained after autopsy

“We suspect that the animal could have died of shock after getting its foreleg stuck in the mesh of the henhouse while trying to catch chicken,” he said and added that the actual cause of death could be ascertained after the post-mortem.

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Arrangements were made for the autopsy of the carcass as per the protocols of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

Aarey's 'problem Leopard'

In October last year, a sub-adult leopardess that was believed to be behind several attacks on humans in and around the Aarey forest in Mumbai was captured.

The leopardess, which was said to be aged around two years old was caught in one of the four trap cages installed by the Forest Department.?

Wildlife SOS

According to officials, the trapped leopard was taken away from the Aarey colony at and was taken to the rescue centre at Sanjay Gandhi National Park for treatment and had been treated for minor wounds there.

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