Leopardess under treatment dies at rescue centre in Nagpur

A female leopard affected by paralysis died on Monday at Gorewa rescue centre here in Maharashtra, an official said.

leopardess was shifted to centre from Arjuni in Gondia district last Tuesday and was in a critica condition.

" leopardess was under critical care at Wildlife Research & Training Centre, Gorewa, Nagpur for hepatorenal failure. All efforts to stabilise leopardess failed today at 11 am with her demise," Nandkishore Kale, divisional manr, Gorewa Project, stated. During postmortem, four pellets were found stuck into neck and lumbar region of leopardess, it said.

"However pellet injuries were n lethal. Suitable samples have been collected for furr lab investigations," said Kale.