Female leopard, two cubs found dead in three days

VADODARA: A six-year-old female leopard and two cubs were found dead near here in last three days, forest officials said on Saturday.

Carcasses rpt carcasses of a six-year-old female leopard and a 5-month-old female cub were recovered near ravines of a river in Manpura village of Dabhoi taluka in the district on Friday, while a six-month-old male cub was found dead in Rajpura village on December 10, Dabhoi Range Forest Officer C C Rohit, told PTI.

Soon after receiving the information, a team of forest officials and veterinary doctors were sent to both the spots to recover carcasses rpt carcasses and for conducting postmortem, he said.

"The cause behind the deaths is yet to be ascertained and viscera of the leopard and cubs will be sent to FSL Lab in Surat next week to establish the exact cause," he said.

A team has been constituted to investigate the deaths as no external injuries were found on carcasses rpt carcasses of the animals, Rohit said.