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[Sanju]

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Quote:"Sorry, it died today...

Let us see what reason they assign as cause of death... For lions deaths they conveniently go for "infighting", "snake-bite"....

Regarding Asiatic Lion deaths, every third death is due to "infighting"..... Rate of lion deaths due to infighting here in a State is higher than whole continent of Africa... But strange enough, there is not a single electronic or photographic record of lion infighting...

Let us see, what cause of death for this poor tiger crops out..."
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Three gir lions dead so far this month @Lycaon 

With the reported discovery of a lion carcass in Una on Monday, the number of deaths of the big cat has reached three this month.

Sources said that the carcass was found near Saiyad village of Una late on Monday night. It was sent for post mortem early next morning by the forest department.

On February 15, a lion, aged between five and nine years, was found dead in Visavadar of Gir West.

It had no visible signs of injury, but its claws were missing. Following investigation, the forest department officials said they suspected that some scavenger may have attacked the carcass. Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF), Dhari said P Purushothama said, “We investigated, and the body was in bad condition. There are possibilities some other animal may have eaten the claws (wtf!? leaving flesh which animal eats claws (human poachers?) @Lycaon).”

Another lion carcass was found late on Sunday evening. The lion, about 4 years old, is suspected to have died in infighting.

Over 200 lions have died in the Gir forest region in Gujarat in the last two years, the Gujarat government told the legislative assembly Friday last week. Over 38 lions have died since September 2018, several killed by Canine Distemper Virus. 34 lions were rescued from Dalkhaniya range of Gir east and treated over six months.

Quote:We have found decayed body of the animal and will adhere to protocol. The claws are intact, so no poaching efforts are suspected as of now
Rajiv Gupta, ACS (Forests)

Quote:My sorrow far surpasses the joy I felt when it the tiger was first sighted in Gujarat. It is shameful that we could not conserve it
Vicky Chauhan, photographer

Quote:It was expected that either the tiger would go back or be killed by locals. People here are not as connected to the tiger as they are to lion
Anish Andheriya, carnivore biologist

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Leopard attacks sleeping toddler

A leopard attacked a 2-year-old boy around 11 pm on Monday in Sarasiya range of Gir forest near Ambardi and mauled him to death. The boy was sleeping in his home adjoining their farm in Gopal(g)am village. After entering the house, the leopard caught hold of the sleeping boy and started running towards the forest area.

While the incident took place, the grandfather was out irrigating the farm. He saw the leopard picking the boy and running into another farm, shouted for help and gave chase. Hearing their screams, the leopard left the boy and escaped. However, the toddler was dead by then. CCF (Junagadh) D T Vasavda confi rmed the incident. DCF Gir East P Purushothama said, “We have placed cages at several locations to capture the leopard.”

A similar incident was reported from Gujarat's Chhota Udaipur district in July of last year when a fully-grown leopard attacked a couple and their child near Raipur village in Pavi Jetpur tehsil. The victims were reportedly travelling on a motorcycle at the time of the attack. It was only after bystanders raised an alarm that the big cat fled the spot. Reply