Pithoragarh, Mar 14: Two leopards were found dead in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh and Champawat districts, according to officials on Saturday.

Pithoragarh Forest Range Officer Dinesh Joshi said a five-year-old leopard was found dead in the forests of Gaina village. He said the autopsy revealed that the leopard died of hunger around 10 days ago. Karnataka: Mother Leopard, 2 Cubs Found Dead in Nanjangud Taluk in Mysuru District.

In another case, a 10-month-old leopardess was found dead in the Pati range of the Champawat forest division. Manohar Singh Semia, an officer from the Champawat division, said the leopardess died in a clash with another leopard.

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