Author:
Verma Abhishek,Rakesh Kumar ,Smriti Jamwal ,Ankita ,Patil Rajendra Damu,Rajesh Kumar Asrani
Abstract
A 22-year-old female Common Leopard Panthera pardus at Dhauladhar Nature Park, Gopalpur Zoo was reported to show abnormal behavior in its feeding cubicle during the evening hours and was later found dead. The carcass was presented for necropsy examination at the Department of Pathology, DGCN COVAS, Palampur. Necropsy examination showed enlarged kidneys with completely adhered renal capsule. Lungs and intestine exhibited oedema and hemorrhages, respectively. The histopathological examination found severe necrotic changes with degenerations and fibrosis. Inter-tubular and glomerular collagenous fibrous tissue was confirmed by Masson’s trichrome staining. The animal is speculated to have died primarily due to chronic renal failure with associated pathologies in lungs and intestine.
Publisher
Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Nature and Landscape Conservation,Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics