Nagpur: A two-three days old leopard cub found dead in a nullah in an open area outside Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoo premises, officials said, on Monday.
As per the officials of Gorewada project, “Since the compound wall of the zoo is intact there is no chance of any wild animal either going outside or coming in. There is movement of some leopards outside the park and this cub must be belonging to a female leopard moving and making habitat outside.”
The carcass was found in compartment No 791, Reserve Forest West Gorewada outside the park in the nullah. After conducting ‘panchnaama’, the body was brought to Gorewada Rescue Centre.
Dr Sujit Kolangat and Dr Mayur Pawse conducted the post-mortem and confirmed death due to drowning.
Bhagat, Vijay Survayanshi, Assistant Conservator of Forest, Nilay Bhoge, Range Forest Officers, Ajinkya Bhatkar, Kundan hate, Representatives of NTCA and PCCF ( Wildlife) respectively, and other were present during the last rites of the carcass.
