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Wet zone hill country leopard population is increasing Source:Dailymirror The population of wet zone hill country leopards (Panthera Pardus Kotiya) has been increasing in large proportions, environmentalists say. Environmental organisations pointed out that the increase in leopard population had resulted in the expansion of their roaming grounds posing a threat to humans. A representative of Nuckles Ape Environmental Organisation Saminda Vidanage said that the death rate of hill country leopards had also increased due to the increase in their population. “Most of them die in wire traps,” he said. ...