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Leopard poaching

























               Leopard are being killed for their fur which can be used for decoration purposes. It is wrongfully
               believed that the whiskers and bones of leopards have healing powers. Hunting big cats in India is a
               tradition as far back as the Mughal Empire. Statistic shows that 27 leopards were poached in India
               from 01 January 2017 to 17 February 2017 and 41 leopards died for other reasons during the same
               time. Other reasons for the decline in leopard population is protection of livestock and habitat loss.
















































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