66 lions died inside and outside Gir forest in one year
July 11, 2014
Gandhinagar, 11 July 2014
66 Asiatic lions died in Gujarat in last one year, In his written reply, state Forest and Environment Minister Ganpat Vasava said today in the state Legislative Assembly during the question in reply to Congress MLA’s question.
Out of total of 66 Asiatic lions (21 adult males, 16 lionesses and 29 cubs) died in the past one year in Junagadh, Amreli and Gir Somnath districts, 55 died natural deaths, while three were run over by speeding trains in Amreli district, eight others died in various incidents, like falling into open well, but not a single lion was poached.
As per the 2011 census, there were total 411 lions in the Gir forest including 114 lions in the surrounding areas of Gir forest.
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