The first two months of the year have been deadly for leopards in India as 92 big cats were poached, poisoned, killed by mobs and forest guards and met with accidental deaths during this period. Leopards belong to the Schedule -1 species, under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and need the highest level of protection. Sadly, despite so much noise being made over their protection, the poachers managed to kill 36 leopards and 12 others fell prey to mobs.http://www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/360-todays-newspaper/131152-92-leopards-killed-in-2-months-36-fell-to-poaching-.html
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