Mysterious Deaths of Leopards, Monkeys: Forest Officials Wait for FSL Report

A lab in Mysuru, which is handling samples of leopard, monkey carcasses, needs 15-day time

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FOLLOWING the mysterious deaths of leopards and monkeys in MM Hills, Biligirirangana Hills and Bandipur Forest Reserve, forest officials have nabbed three persons allegedly responsible for the deaths of tigers in Menyam forest of MM Hills.

Foresters are awaiting the forensic report to take action on culprits responsible for the deaths of leopards in Kowdahalli and Kothawadi villages in BRT, and the demise of monkeys in Kandegala in Gundlupet taluk.

Forest officials say they will investigate and make arrests only if the FSL report confirms that the big cats and monkeys were poisoned.

The lab samples of the dead tigers were sent to a lab in Hyderabad which promptly sent back the report. However, a lab in Mysuru, which is handling samples of the dead leopards and monkeys, needs a minimum of 15 days.