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Two Arrested in Nepal With Leopard Skin

Conservation · Trade & poaching

Police in Dhangadhi, in Nepal’s Kailali District, arrested two people on November 13, 2026, after seeing them moving around suspiciously near Naya Ram Hotel in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-4. Police then recovered one leopard skin from their possession, according to OnlineKhabar.

The report identifies the animal as a leopard (Panthera pardus) and quotes Yogendra Timilsina, spokesperson for the Kailali District Police Office, as saying the two people were being held there for further investigation. Leopards are poached for their skins in parts of their range, but the report does not establish whether this skin was linked to poaching or trade.

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  1. Two arrested in Kailali with leopard skinReport attributes the arrest and recovery of one leopard skin to a spokesperson for the Kailali District Police Office. It says the investigation was ongoing and does not establish the skin’s origin or destination.

Image: A leopard (Panthera pardus) moves down a large tree trunk in a leafy forest. Photo: Arturo de Frias Marques / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Representative photograph. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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