Leopard woes
Two every week – that’s the least number of leopards poached or illegally traded in India, according to a new study by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). And if one considers unreported incidents, this figure could go up to four every week, the report says. Like similar reports on other big cats, this one also rues that poaching and illegal trade are shamefully becoming the biggest threat to the survival of the ‘Prince of Cats’. Read more