Articles tagged under: Animal Attack

Father fights leopard to save son; two incidents of animal attacks in Valsad in 24 hours

July 03, 2023
Father fights leopard to save son; two incidents of animal attacks in Valsad in 24 hours

Valsad: The incidents of leopard attacks are increasing day by day in Gujarat. In the last 24 hours, two incidents of leopard attacks have been reported in Valsad district. In one incident, the owner of the house risked his life to save his family by confronting the leopard. Yesterday in Velwach village of Valsad, a leopard fatally attacked two women who are currently receiving treatment at the hospital. Today, in Kachigam, a leopard entered a house and fatally attacked a sick young man, but his...Read More

Lioness attacks youth at Pipavav port of Amreli

May 15, 2023
Lioness attacks youth at Pipavav port of Amreli

Pipavav: A lioness attacked a youth at Pipavav port in the Amreli district this morning. In the early morning, a lioness attacked a man at Pipavav port in Amreli. Fortunately, he was rescued by a bus driver from the lioness' attack. The injured man was then admitted to a hospital for treatment. The youth survived thanks to the timely intervention of the bus driver. DeshGujaratRead More

Hippopotamus attacks two in Kamati Baug zoo of Vadodara; Security staffer critically injured

March 09, 2023
Hippopotamus attacks two in Kamati Baug zoo of Vadodara; Security staffer critically injured

Vadodara: In a shocking incident today, a zoo curator  Pratyush Patankar and security person Rohitbhai were attacked by a hippopotamus at Kamati Baug (Sayaji Baug) zoo, here. Mayor Keyur Rokadiya brief media persons - "today in Kamatibaug zoo, curator Pratyushbhai had received a message that a Hippo was injured from back. So he went there to check the matter as per the process. Hippos were not coming out of the enclosure and they continued to be in the water. So Pratyushbhai went inside th...Read More

Gujarat 4th in number of Dog bite cases

July 28, 2022
Gujarat 4th in number of Dog bite cases

Ahmedabad: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on Tuesday, July 26th, informed the Loksabha about the attack on humans and other domestic animals by stray dogs in the country. The number shows that Gujarat stands at 4th place after Tamilnadu, Maharashtra and West Bengal in dog bite cases. It is reported from the data of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, that a total of 14,50,666 cases of animal bites took place this year so far. Gujarat has reported a constant dec...Read More

Stray cattle kill 1, injure 2 others in Jamnagar

June 13, 2022
Stray cattle kill 1, injure 2 others in Jamnagar

Jamnagar: Jamnagar has gained the reputation of being a city where cattle keep blocking the roads. Cases of human beings losing their life because of being attacked by cattle keep happening very often in this city. An elderly man passing through Vaniyavaad was attacked by stray cattle, killing him on the spot on Sunday. Two more citizens were attacked by cattle in the same locality and had to be rushed for medical treatment on the same day. In the first incident, a 65-yr-old shopkeeper, B...Read More