Sawai Madhopur, News Update: Another leopard has died in a mutual battle of wild animals in Ranthambore National Park in Sawaimadhopur district of Rajasthan. The body of a female leopard was also found in the national park on Thursday. Mukesh Saini, Deputy Regional Director and Deputy Conservator of Ranthambore Tiger Project, Sawaimadhopur, said on Friday that the body of a 4-5-year-old female leopard was found from Jhumar Bawdi area of the National Park. He said that the body of the leopard has been cremated after post-mortem in the presence of administrative and police officers. Cut marks of teeth have been found on his body. According to doctors, the death of the female leopard is probably due to a dangerous tiger or leopard attack.
This is not the first incident of death in a mutual battle of animals in Ranthambore National Park. Last month, the world famous Tiger 25 also died in a mutual territorial dispute. Tiger T-25 or Zalim who raised two orphaned cub was found dead in the outskirts of Ranthambore National Park. The Tiger was suspected to have died in a territorial fight. His body was discovered in the Sanwata region of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. According to news agency PTI, forest officers suspect Zaalim, whose head was found crushed, died in a territorial fight.
71 Tigers Living in Capacity of 40 Tigers
According to a report Ranthambore National Park area has a capacity only 40 tigers where 71 tigers are living currently. Human interventions have also increased in the buffer area of park that is why wildlife animals are no longer human friendly as before.
Forest Department officials and wildlife experts believe that the young tiger is under stress due to not being able to make its own tertiary. Due to this, many tigers are in a collision situation on the border of the forest. In November itself, there was a fierce struggle between two tigers T-57 and T-58, in which T-58 was badly injured.
