India, Aug. 30 -- A two-year-old female leopard was found dead on the Gurugram-Faridabad road early Saturday morning, prompting urgent appeals from wildlife experts for protective infrastructure for animals in the region.

The leopard was discovered around 6.30 am, approximately one kilometre from the Pali police post on the Faridabad side.

"As per the preliminary investigation, it looks like an accident. The leopard was bleeding profusely, and it appeared that a head injury is the cause of death, but the autopsy will reveal the exact details. The injury indicates a high-speed collision with a heavy vehicle as the probable cause," divisional forest officer (DFO) of Gurugram Ramkumar Jangra said.

A postmortem will be conducted by a team ...