Most conflicts take place on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border
Shortage of prey in the forests is one factor
Cattle rearing in forest fringes also leads to attacks

KOCHI: The fearful cries of a four-year-old boy got drowned in the din of the temple festival as a ferocious leopard pounced on him. He was one of the youngest victims of leopard attack last year in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border area.