Leopard run over by Saurashtra express, lion cub dies in in-fight; 5 yr old boy killed by another leopard

Rajkot: A leopard and a lion cub died unnatural death in and around Gir forest area in last 24 hours even as a 5 year old boy was killed by another leopard in Dhoraji taluka of Rajkot district.

A leopard was run over Saurashtra Express train near Ranavav today while it was crossing the track this morning. The train was going towards Porbandar when the incident took place. Forest department was investigating the incident.
In yet another incident, the body of a 3 month old lion cub was found in a farm in Aakolani village under Girgadhada taluka of Gir-somnath district. The injury marks on the body of the dead cub indicates that it must have died in an in-fight of lions.

Meanwhile, a leopard attacked two children of a farm labourer in Ganeshvadi close to Bhadar river in Supedi in Dhoraji Taluka of Rajkot district late last night. Five year old Rahul (son of the labourer Bhimji Ganava) died in the attack while his elder sister Surbha injured.

Deadly heat-wave reportedly kills crocodile in Gir forest

Junagadh:

Even as the number of cases of heat-stroke across Gujarat has increased manifold amid continuing heat-wave in many areas including Saurashtra prompting the forest department and zoo authorities to take extra-measures to keep the beasts cool, the unbearable heat has reportedly killed a crocodile in Gir forest area in Junagadh district.

The around 9 year old and 6 feet tall she-crocodile was found dead in a dried up check-dam in Malia Hatina taluka yesterday.

A forest official said that the body of the dead reptile was found in the dried up check-dam situated at a distance of around 65 km from here.

He said that normally a crocodile can live without water for a longer period yet the reptile found dead in the dried up dam seemingly could not bear the severe heat wave conditions coupled with the lack of water in its abode.

The body of the crocodile was sent to the animal care center in Amarpur for post mortem which indicated that it died owing to dehydration.

Notably maximum temperature in Junagadh for the past few days was reaching 42 to 43 degree Celsius which was not only above normal but somewhat abnormal for this early period of summer.

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