Panther killed by poison

Panther killed by poison

GUNUNGKIDUL, Yogyakarta: A small black panther was killed
recently in Botodayaan, Rongkop district, after eating a poisoned
chicken that a villager had placed near his son's grave.

"My neighbor poisoned the panther because he was worried that
it would dig up the grave and eat his son's corpse," Antara
quoted villager Warsito as saying Tuesday.

"My neighbors took the panther's skin, its toenails and
whiskers, but I could get nothing," Warsito complained.

Later in the night two black panthers, apparently the dead
animal's parents, entered the village and scratched the wall of
the house of the family who poisoned the panther, Warsito said.

During the dry season, panthers sometimes enter villages in
the search for water. (prb)