Leopard hit by vehicle on NH-37, injured
DIBRUGARH: A leopard was injured after being hit by a speeding vehicle on NH-37 at Bismile area in Chabua in Dibrugarh district on Monday.
Locals found the leopard lying by the side of the busy highway in an injured state at around 6am.
Significantly, the big cat lay unattended on the roadside for more than five hours even after forest department officials were informed about the incident by the locals. Later, a team of veterinary doctors from the Guijan wildlife range in Tinsukia arrived and tranquilized the leopard.
Reports said it appears that the leopard was hit by a speeding vehicle while crossing the road. It suffered injuries on the waist and the legs and was unable to move.
"Our doctors are trying to ascertain whether the wild cat has suffered any kind of major internal injuries or bone fractures. It will be initially treated at the Guijan wildlife range and then shifted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation in Kaziranga," said B Baruah, the ranger of Dibrugarh forest division.
A person named Gopal Keot was injured after he was attacked by the big cat when he tried to get too close to it.
A
panther was killed last night after being hit by an unknown vehicle at
Kevde Ki Naal, approximately 12km from Udaipur. Its body was brought to
Udaipur’s veterinary hospital where an autopsy was conducted. The animal
was later cremated.
Locals found the leopard lying by the side of the busy highway in an injured state at around 6am.
Significantly, the big cat lay unattended on the roadside for more than five hours even after forest department officials were informed about the incident by the locals. Later, a team of veterinary doctors from the Guijan wildlife range in Tinsukia arrived and tranquilized the leopard.
Reports said it appears that the leopard was hit by a speeding vehicle while crossing the road. It suffered injuries on the waist and the legs and was unable to move.
"Our doctors are trying to ascertain whether the wild cat has suffered any kind of major internal injuries or bone fractures. It will be initially treated at the Guijan wildlife range and then shifted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation in Kaziranga," said B Baruah, the ranger of Dibrugarh forest division.
A person named Gopal Keot was injured after he was attacked by the big cat when he tried to get too close to it.
Panther Killed by Unknown Vehicle
A
panther was killed last night after being hit by an unknown vehicle at
Kevde Ki Naal, approximately 12km from Udaipur. Its body was brought to
Udaipur’s veterinary hospital where an autopsy was conducted. The animal
was later cremated.
According to sources, a man spotted the
injured animal at 11:30 pm on the road and informed the forest
department. Its head had been badly damaged due to the accident and it
eventually succumbed to its injuries before the forest officials could
arrive at the scene.
Vinod Kumar Rai, Range Forest Officer
informed UT that the accident might have occurred as the animal was
crossing the road. “It was a male panther and they usually wander for
food at night,” said the officer.
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