Jammu: A leopard was found dead in a forest area in Udhampur district 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 the wild animal, said Joginder Paul, in-charge of the Control Room, Wildlife Protection Department, Udhampur.
“The leopard had apparently died of a fall from a slope. The real picture will emerge after the postmortem,” he said.
