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7 People Held Guilty For Organising Illegal Lion Show In Gujarat's Gir
A Gujarat court in wildlife-rich Gir-Somnath district has convicted seven people for conducting illegal lion show in 2018 in Babariya range of Gir. Convicted for torturing an Asiatic lion, six of the accused were given 3-year imprisonment while one was awarded 1-year jail term under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Reportedly, the issue came to the notice of forest officials after a video of the illegal lion show went viral.
Tags: gir, Gujrat, Court, lions, Accused
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Gujarat: 313 Gir Lions Died In 2 Yrs, Govt Claims Most Natural Deaths
Gujarat Government revealed that around 313 lions in Gir National Park lost their lives in a period of two years on March 6. Reportedly, during January 2019-December 2020, 69 of 71 male lions died of natural causes and 144 of the 152 cubs succumbed naturally. However, opposition leaders accused the state government of feeding rotten cattle meat to the animals. Earlier, a canine distemper virus outbreak killed 20 lions in Gir.
Tags: Gir National park, Gujrat, gir, Lion, environment
Courtesy: The Wire
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Man-Animal Conflict: Leopard Kills 75-Yr-Old Farmer In Gujarat's Amreli
In yet another man-animal conflict, a leopard killed a 75-year-old farmer in Gujarat’s Amreli district. The deceased, identified as Manubhai Savaliya, was possibly attacked by the leopard when he was in his farm cottage. Recovering the body on January 27 and observing the leopard's pugmarks around it, forest officials have started search for the big cat in the nearby areas. Reportedly, this was the fifth leopard attack in Gir in the past five… read-more
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