MP: Leopard found dead in well in Bandhavgarh buffer zone

A male leopard was today found dead in a well at a village under the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) buffer zone, about 50 kms away from here, a Forest officer said.
"The carcass of the leopard was found floating in the well under Patehra village panchayat in the BTR buffer zone," BTR Manpur Range Officer Dinesh Jamre said.
He said Forest department had received complaints from residents of Sigudi and Patehra villages about wild animals attacking their cattle, following which forest guards were deployed in the area.
"The carcass of the big cat was spotted by one such forest guard," Jamre said.

He said pugmarks of the leopard were found at the spot.
"We are investigating how the leopard fell into the well," he said.

Meanwhile, a Forest department team trapped in a cage a leopard from the jungle near Ghatiya Khurd village of Shajapur district.
Shajapur Forest Range Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) said the trapped feline had attacked some cattle in the past.
"It was released in the Khivni Forest Sanctuary in Dewas district," he said.