A two-year-old panther was found killed today on a railway track here in Dara village under the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) area, a forest official said today.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Wednesday and today along the Mumbai-Delhi railway track in Dara village, said Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Anil Yadav.
"The panther is likely to have got hit by the front side of railway engine. It bears the marks of fatal injuries on head, stomach and tail," Yadav said.
He added that the carcass has been sent for post-mortem to ascertain the exact cause of his death.
Notably, panther is included in the schedule-1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act-1972.
In September last year, a sloth bear was also found killed at the same spot in Dara village after being hit by a moving train in the MHTR.
been killed after being hit by moving train last night or early today morning on the track as body bears the marks of fatal injuries on head, stomach and tail
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