RAJKOT: In yet another incident of unnatural death of lions, a
four-year-old lioness died after falling into an open well in Govindpar
village in Amreli's Dhari taluka on Saturday morning.
The farm
owner, Dulabhai Ranpariya, spotted a lioness and a wild boar floating in
the 11-meter deep well. He informed the forest department that rushed a
rescue team in the farm and fished out the lioness' body. The boar was
alive when brought out.
Forest officials suspects that lioness might have been chasing the boar and fell into the well.
Sources said that at least 13 lions have died unnatural deaths since
January 2014. The causes vary from electrocution, road accident, rail
accidents and falling into open wells.
According to lion census
2010, there were 411 Asiatic lions in Gir forests and its nearby areas.
However, in last five years, over 264 lions have died, many of them met
with unnatural deaths.
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