Sensation prevails after the recovery of the carcass of a leopard in the Kathiatoli area of the Golaghat district on Friday.

The locals first spotted the dead leopard on the bank of a pond in the Kathiatoli area.

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The villagers immediately informed the forest department regarding the recovery of the leopard’s carcass.

After being informed, a team of forest officials reached the spot and recovered the dead leopard.

However, the cause of the leopard’s death is yet to be ascertained.

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“The actual cause of the leopard’s death will be known only after the most-mortem,” a forest official said.

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According to the forest officials, it has been identified as a mature male leopard.

On February 14, 2021, a leopard was killed by villagers in the Thuramukh area near Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary under Golaghat Forest Division.

The villagers killed the leopard after it attacked a goat in the residential area after coming out of the wildlife sanctuary.