Leopard’s forelegs severed, killed at Udawalawe National Park
January 5, 2020 12:00 am
A leopard has been killed in the proximity of Mau Ara reservoir near the Udawalawe National Park.
It was reported that the forelegs of the leopard were severed while its teeth were extracted by the poacher.
Environmentalists claimed that the inactivity of the authorities attached to the Udawalawe National Park has resulted in this situation.
In the meantime, another leopard died yesterday after it was caught in a hunter’s trap.
Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is a predatory mammal and a leopard subspecies native to the island.
Asian subspecies of leopards were assessed as ‘Endangered’ and ‘Critically Endangered’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List in 2008.
