RAJKOT: A nine-year-old
leopard was found dead in Nani Katar village from Khambha taluka of Amreli district on Tuesday.
Forest department officials said the matter came to light when farm owner Sakariya spotted a dead female leopard on his farm and informed them.
The wild cat’s body has been sent to Jasadhar animal care centre for postmortem to ascertain the exact cause of its death.
“The wild animal was in good health and there were no external injuries. It seems that a snake bite could be the reason behind its death,” said an official.