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.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/human-leopard-conflicts-claiming-lives-and-cattle
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cattle
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/leopard
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people-animal-conflicts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kochi
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thrissur-d