(UTV | COLOMBO) – A leopard was found dead while another was injured after they were caught in 2 separate snares at Kothmale yesterday (22).
He said a special operation was launched to rescue the inured leopard which was in a critical condition.
Wildlife officers said they believed the snares might have been set up by poachers.
The body of the leopard that was killed has been referred to a postmortem examination
Several leopards including a rare black leopard were killed after being caught in snares during the past several months.