Forest department slams human intrusion for animal death

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Forest department slams human intrusion for animal death

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Guwahati, Nov 13: Seen as a direct consequence of increasing human

encroachment in the forests of Assam, a full grown leopard was found

death in the city's Maligaon area following a fight with another

leopard.

 

Narayan Mahanta, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) speaking to

northeasttribune.com after the death of the animal said that the

increasing human encroachment in the hilly areas is one of the

reasons for the death of the animal.

 

" Due to the narrowing down of space in the forest following the

encroachments, the animals are left with very congested area to roam

which ultimately leads to a duel for reasons like sharing of food " ,

informed Mahanta.

 

" If things are not addressed now then there would be a rise in such

incidents in the city and the other hilly areas in the outskirts " ,

speculated Mahanta.

 

According to the residents of Maligaon's Debkata Nagar, the two

leopards indulged in a fight in the wee hours of the day and in the

process one of them bite the other in the neck due to which the neck

vein was affected leading to its death.

 

" The post mortem report also revealed that the main reason for the

animal's death was the neck injury though bite marks were found in

other parts of the body too " , the DFO informed.

 

The forest department later on buried the animal after undergoing

the post mortem.