Lion and Lioness dead as they fell in open well in Tulsi Shyam range

Amreli: Open wells have become a reason for the accidental deaths of two more Gir lions. In the latest incident, a couple of a lion and a lioness fell into an open well in Kotda village of Tulsi Shyam range and died. The well had water. It was located on a farm owned by a farmer. 40 ft deep well had 20 feet level of water. Both dead bodies were taken to Safari Park for postmortem. According to local forest officer Rajdipsinh Jhala, the staff of the forest department reached the spot within half an hour for rescue of lions but by that time, the lion had did several efforts to survive and it had exausted its strength.

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