Mysuru, September 10: A leopard and two cubs were found dead at Hallere village in Nanjangud taluk in Mysuru district on Monday. The bodies of the five-year-old mother leopard and a cub were recovered from a field behind a government hospital. While the carcass of another cub was found in a nearby field at a distance of 100 metres from other two bodies. Both the cubs were four months old. Carcass of a Leopard Found in Bhadarwah, Wild Life Department Orders Probe.

The mother leopard and her cubs were suspected to be poisoned to death. However, there is no official statement regarding the cause of death of the wild cats. The viscera samples were collected and sent to the forensic science laboratory for tests. Leopard Carcass With Two Paws Cut Off Found at Gondia in Maharashtra.

“We received information at about 1.30 pm. There are neither injury marks nor any attempt to remove the body parts, especially the claws. Everything is intact. Upon post-mortem, it was found that the stomach of two leopards, including a cub, was empty, reported The New Indian Express quoting DCF (Mysuru division) Prashanth Kumar K C as saying. However, the exact cause of death will only be known after the post-mortem report. The leopards were believed to have been killed on Saturday.

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