It is indeed unfortunate that the fate of the leopard was sealed by humans. But I guess Sankar also has a very valid point and as he suggests we are not here to certify what went wrong or how it went wrong but can anything be done here at all.

If I put myself in the shoes of a person present during the incident would I have reacted as expected by a conservationist or as a normal human trying to save another or would I have got shocked at the turn of events and frozen. I don't know. I would have done something for sure (as I would like to think) but I still don't know what. I have a favorite slogan which I tell my friends while traveling, I cant photograph a human, you'll have to become an animal for me to click you. I guess its easier said than done. In a life threatening situation I would probably still save a human as its instinctive.

I agree with the fact that fast receding vegetation is the cause for most man animal conflicts. How I wish this can be addressed