Lioness hit by train dies on Valadar – Jamwala rail route
September 02, 2014
Junagadh, 2 September 2014
A lioness has been killed after hit by train near Jamvala in Gir-Somnath district. This is one another death due to railway track. The incident happened on Valadar-Jamwala route of railway. Lioness died immediately after hit by railway. Forest department stopped the train for procedures. The train was allowed to go at around 7.00 pm. Four lions are killed by trains in year 2014.
According to union environment and forest department’s reply to member of parliament Parimal Nathwani in Rajya Sabha last July, in year 2012 one lion was dead on railway-line passing through the Gir forest, however in 2011 and 2013 no lion was dead due to railway line. In present year, four lions/cubs are dead by June 2014 on railway line outside the Gir sanctuary area.
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