2 lion cubs born to lioness in Barda sanctuary of Gujarat under Lion Gene Pool Project dead

Porbandar: The two healthy cubs of a lioness kept under ambitious Lion Gene Pool Project in in Satvirda Nesh in the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary in Porbandar district of Gujarat have unfortunately died.

CCF Junagadh D T Vasavada said that the lioness Sarita which had meted male lions Avon had given birth to the two cubs at around 2 am today on April 1.

He said that the two cubs had sustained injuries due to inability of the first time mother Saita to carry them properly which was normal affair among big cats. The two had died yesterday. They were also being fed on milk by the forest staff. The post mortem at Sakkarbaug zoo in Junagadh revealed that one of the cubs had sustained serious injuries in chest while the other on the head which could be caused by improper carrying by the mother beast.

He said that in Sarvirda Nesh currently there were two male lions Avon and Nagraj and two lioness Sarita and Parvati.

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