Guj Carcasses of lioness leopardess recovered from open wells in Gir
Ahmedabad Oct 30 PTI Forest officials recovered carcasses of a lioness and a leopardess from open wells in Shetrunjay wildlife division of Gir forest region in Gujarats Amreli district on Saturday An Asiatic lioness was found dead in an open well in Nageshree village in Jafrabad range forest while the carcass of a leopardess was recovered from another well in Juni Barpatoli village of Rajula range forest an official said The lioness was around five to nine years old while the leopardess was one to two years old the official said adding their carcasses were sent for post mortem According to the state forest department Gujarat has lost 313 lions in two years of 23 had died of unnatural causes in 2019-20 Former state Forest Minister Ganpat Vasava had said that the government has built parapet walls for 43000 open wells in Gir forest to prevent animals from falling into wells As per the census of June 2020 Gir forest region had 674 Asiatic lions an increase from 523 recorded in 2015 PTI KA ARU ARU
Ahmedabad Oct 30 PTI Forest officials recovered carcasses of a lioness and a leopardess from open wells in Shetrunjay wildlife division of Gir forest region in Gujarats Amreli district on Saturday An Asiatic lioness was found dead in an open well in Nageshree village in Jafrabad range forest while the carcass of a leopardess was recovered from another well in Juni Barpatoli village of Rajula range forest an official said The lioness was around five to nine years old while the leopardess was one to two years old the official said adding their carcasses were sent for post mortem According to the state forest department Gujarat has lost 313 lions in two years of 23 had died of unnatural causes in 2019-20 Former state Forest Minister Ganpat Vasava had said that the government has built parapet walls for 43000 open wells in Gir forest to prevent animals from falling into wells As per the census of June 2020 Gir forest region had 674 Asiatic lions an increase from 523 recorded in 2015 PTI KA ARU ARU
