Terai Dooars News-Dead leopard with injury marks found in Dooars

Siliguri, Aug 23 : An adult female leopard with injury marks and missing nails was found at Binaguri tea estate in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal today, an official said.

Binaguri's wildlife ranger Subhash Ghosh said the dead leopard was found at the tea estate, about 100 kms east of Siliguri.

He said the tea plantation workers first noticed the dead predator at about 1200 hrs today and later the forest department guards went there to take charge of the carcass.

The plantation workers said the leopard had injury marks on her body and many nails from her paws were missing.

The forest ranger said the corpse was sent for post-mortem to determine the causes of death.

--UNI