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The area falls under the control of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve and after killing the leopard, the tiger even consumed a portion of the kill.
Body of the leopard found at Kodiya Malla in district Pauri. (SNS)
In a ferocious territorial fight, a tiger killed a leopard near Kodiya Malla in district Pauri on Thursday. The area falls under the control of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve and after killing the leopard, the tiger even consumed a portion of the kill. Based on pugmarks available on the spot, where the body of the leopard was found, the forest department confirms the kill made by a tiger.
Range officer Anil Painuli of the Chilla Range said, “Yes, the leopard was killed by a tiger. We are conducting postmortem of the feline and the report will indicate the real cause of death.”
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The body of the leopard was found near the Kodiya Malla village. After receiving information from the villagers the forest department staff rushed to the site.
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