Wild leopards protect people from rabies

摘要

WHEN leopards stray into a city, people often fear them. But it turns out these big cats could be valuable neighbours: by preying on feral dogs in Mumbai, they are reducing the risk of people catching rabies. About 20,000 people die of rabies in India every year. Feral dogs are the main source, because many of them carry the virus and pass it on when they bite people.