Udhampur, 28 October (H.S.): A leopard was found dead in a forest area in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.

The carcass was recovered from a gorge by a team of the wildlife protection department in Onshu forest area, they said.

They said the carcass was shifted to a wildlife centre in Udhampur for a postmortem to determine the cause of the leopard’s death.

There was no visible injury mark on the body of hte wild animal, said Joginder Paul, in-charge of the control room, Wildlife Protection Department, Udhampur.

“The leopard has apparently died of a fall from a slope. THe real picture will emerge after the postmortem,” he said.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar