those who kill cats cannot be called muslim... therefore killing leopards is haraam.
in today's world, the spread of capitalism has led to drastic increase in dogs, with cats going to the point of extinction... already in india, the smaller cats and leopards are almost extinct.
i cry every time i read of cats being killed.
only a idiot would think of killing leopard because he is losing some money !!! if the farmer is so keen on this issue, he should be in a dilemma and tell the government that he is bound by religion and sensibility not to harm the leopard, so the government must compensate.
leopards and most other wild cats are shy but their numbers have been reducing drastically.