A carcass of a female leopard has been recovered from Itwaya village under Jasadhar range of the Gir East division in Gujarat's Saurashtra, a senior forest officer said on Saturday.
The deceased feline is estimated to be nine-ten year old, according to Chief Conservator of Forests (Saurshtra) D TVasavada.
He said the canine teeth and claws of the big cat were found intact.
"Prima facie, a fight with a lion pride staying in that area could be the reason behind the death of the leopard," said Vasavada.
He said the carcass has been sent to Jasadhar for postmortem.
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