(IN) Lioness carcass recovered from Gir East, foul play ruled out; elsewhere Lioness attacks a farmer; elsewhere Leopard falls in open well

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26-12-07

Lioness carcass recovered from Gir East, foul play ruled out; elsewhere

Lioness attacks a farmer; elsewhere Leopard falls in open well

Indian Express By Sibte Hussain Bukhari

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Lioness-carcass-recovered-from-Gir-East-\

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Junagadh, December 25 The carcass of a full grown lioness was found on Tuesday

from the Gir East forest division, while in two separate incidents, a lioness

along with her cub attacked a farmer injuring him badly, while a a leopard which

had fallen into a well near Keshod, was rescued unhurt and released again.

Forest officials said, the carcass of a lioness aged about six years was found

lying on the forest floor in Bhania, under the Tulshishyam range in Gir East

forest division.

 

Deputy conservator of forest (Gir East) J S Solanki, said, prima facie it did

not seem to be a case of foul play.

 

" All claws and organs were found intact. A panel comprising three veterinary

doctors have conducted a post-mortem on the spot, but the exact cause of the

death has not been established. We have dispatched the animal's viscera to

veterinary college —Anand and Forensic Science Laboratory — Junagadh, for a

detailed clinical examination. Only after receiving these reports, will the

exact cause of death be ascertained, " he said.

 

Meanwhile, in another incident on Monday afternoon, a lioness attacked Bhana

Koli, a farmer, on the outskirts of Vajadi village near Una. Koli received

injuries on the chest and on his leg. He, however, showed great courage and

fought with the big cat, which escaped from the scene. Koli was admitted to the

Government Hospital at Una, where he is said to be out of danger.

 

According to forest officials, the lioness and her cubs had become a frequent

visitor to the revenue area outside Gir. On Monday, forest department officials

had commenced on an exercise to locate the feline and her cubs, when the big cat

chanced upon Koli in a maize field, and pounced on him.

 

Elsewhere, on Thursday, a full grown leopard was evacuated from a well,

located on the outskirts of Bhanduri village in Keshod taluka. When informed,

trekkers and a rescue team from Sasan Gir forest rushed to the spot. Deputy

Conservator of forest (Girnar range) B T Chadhasania said, " rescue operations

were completed this afternoon. The leopard has been rescued un-hurt and released

in the forest. "

 

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Update provided by:

Kishore Kotecha

Wildlife Conservation Trust

Rajkot – Gujarat – India

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