Rare Leopard Cat Cub Killed in Reckless Kalchini Car Accident
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News18•12-01-2026, 13:21
Rare Leopard Cat Cub Killed in Reckless Kalchini Car Accident
- •A leopard cat cub died on Sunday night in Kalchini after being hit by a car due to reckless driving.
- •Kalchini BDO Mithun Majumder spotted the dead cub near his office on the Alipurduar state highway and informed the forest department.
- •Forest workers from Buxa Tiger Reserve recovered the carcass; the leopard cat is critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2002.
- •Leopard cats are solitary, agile climbers, mostly nocturnal hunters, and characterized by distinct physical features like slender legs, black stripes, and spotted bodies.
- •BDO Mithun Majumder urged drivers to slow down in forest and tea garden areas to prevent wildlife fatalities.
Why It Matters: Reckless driving led to the tragic death of a critically endangered leopard cat cub in Kalchini.
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