A male Asiatic cheetah in Iran. Representative image. Photo: Erfan Kouchari/Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0
Jalpaiguri: A cheetah was found dead in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Friday morning, officials said.
It is suspected that the cheetah was hit by a vehicle, they said.
Morning walkers first spotted the carcass on a road near the Totapara tea garden.
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The carcass has a deep wound on its head, indicating that it was hit by a vehicle, forest officials said.
The carcass is being sent for post-mortem to ascertain the exact cause of the death, they said.