RAJKOT:
In yet another incident, a leopard died after being run over by a
speeding vehicle near Savarkundla late on Saturday night.
According forest officials, the wild cat was run over near Sarvoday petrol pump on Savarkundla-Amreli state highway.
"We rushed to the spot and found that it was a female leopard aged
around eight-years-old. She was crossing the road and was hit by a
speeding vehicle. We have conducted a postmortem of the wild animal,''
said Laksmidas Bhalodiya, range forest officer, Savarkundla, Amreli
district.
Sources said that this was third incident since April
1 when wild animals have died in road accident. Two leopards and two
Asiatic lions have died been run over by vehicles on the highways in
Amreli and Junagadh district.
Earlier, on May 16, a four-year-old male leopard was run over on Una-Kodinar highway in Junagadh district.
On April 1, two lions were run over by speeding vehicle on
Bhavnagar-Somnath coastal highway. A group of lions was crossing the
busy coastal highway on April 1 night near Jafarabad, but a vehicle ran
over them. Both lions had died on the spot.
Moreover, at least six lions have died in rail accidents in Amreli district in last three months.
"This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. The number of wild
animals dying in road accidents is increasing. Forest department must
put up sign boards on all stretches where wild animals are found in good
numbers,'' says Chirag Acharya, a wildlife activist from Savarkundla.
"Forest department must identify ways to put up signboards about
wildlife presence and if necessary, they must construct speed breakers
as well,'' Acharya said.
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