Young lion rescued from deep well in rural Dhari area

Junagadh: A lion was rescued from 25 ft deep well in Devla village of Dhari belt in Gir East area by forest department staff.

Post rescue, injured young lion was taken to Jasadhar animal care centre.

The rescue operation continued for three hours.

Open wells without surrounding wall in farm areas around Gir forest often become deathtrap for lions. While in core areas, walls are built around wells, the greater area has many existing wells without wall.

In another development, a three-year old lion was found dead in Kalvad area of Visavdar belt. Forest department conducted postmortem.