An eight-year-old leopard was electrocuted by a transformer at a windmill farm near Dharapuram during the wee hours of Thursday.
The male leopard that belonged to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve had landed at the Suzlon Wind Farms in Idayankinar, a village 16km from Dharapuram.
According to the range officer of Kangeyam, Mariappan P, "The leopard had climbed the transformer and got electrocuted and fell on the ground. The big cat died on the spot. The transformer defused around 5.30am. But, we were informed about the incident only around 10.15am."
When asked about how the leopard left the forest area and landed at the windmill, Mariappan said that the Udhiyur Forest Range was about 5km away from the windmill.
"The leopard must have lost its path, and reached the Udhiyur range, and then through farm lands landed at the wind farm," Mariappan said.
A veterinary doctor from Coimbatore conducted the postmortem, the range officer said.
The male leopard that belonged to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve had landed at the Suzlon Wind Farms in Idayankinar, a village 16km from Dharapuram.
According to the range officer of Kangeyam, Mariappan P, "The leopard had climbed the transformer and got electrocuted and fell on the ground. The big cat died on the spot. The transformer defused around 5.30am. But, we were informed about the incident only around 10.15am."
When asked about how the leopard left the forest area and landed at the windmill, Mariappan said that the Udhiyur Forest Range was about 5km away from the windmill.
"The leopard must have lost its path, and reached the Udhiyur range, and then through farm lands landed at the wind farm," Mariappan said.
A veterinary doctor from Coimbatore conducted the postmortem, the range officer said.