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3 leopard cubs found in sugarcane field

Three leopard cubs were found in a sugarcane field at S Kallahalli village in Jayapura, Mysore taluk.

Farmers and farm workers engaged in harvesting the sugarcane crop were surprised to discover the cubs and Forest Department officials was alerted.

DCF V Karikalan, who visited the spot, said as per the protocol they did not disturb the cubs for nearly a week. The cubs and the mother were noticed early this week but the officials did not disturb them as they always tend to return to forest.

The mother generally tends to return to the cubs and they leave the place together, he said and added that the mother leopard may be staying in the nearby Malleshwara Gudda (hill).

He also said if the mother did not return even after some time, the department would take custody of the cubs and shift them either to Mysore Zoo or the Bannerghatta Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Bangalore.


http://www.newskarnataka.com/mysore/Thre...-in-field/
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