# Leopard cub found dead on Srisailam road in Amrabad Tiger Reserve 2026-08-18T03:16:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A nearly eight-month-old leopard cub was found dead on National Highway 765 along the Srisailam road inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) in Nagarkurnool district on Sunday night. The carcass was discovered near the Gundam checkpost in Mannanur range, a stretch used by safari vehicles. The Times of India reports that preliminary inquiry suggests the leopard may have been hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing the road. No external injuries were noticed on the cub. Forest officials await post-mortem findings and scientific test results to confirm the cause of death, and have urged motorists to slow down in wildlife zones. A post-mortem was conducted by veterinary doctor V Raju, and the carcass was cremated as per National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) guidelines. Indian Forest Service officers Revanth Chandra and Yash Chandra Prakash Singhal were present. Officials said precautions were taken to prevent illegal diversion of body parts. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Indian Forest Service, Nagarkurnool, National Tiger Conservation Authority Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/leopard-cub-found-dead-on-srisailam-road-in-amrabad-tiger-reserve/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/leopard-cub-found-dead-on-srisailam-road-in-amrabad-tiger-reserve/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/