Lioness found dead in Gir Wildlife Sanctuary

04-12-2011
Lioness found dead in Gir Wildlife Sanctuary
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A lioness has been found dead in Paniya forest range of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat's Junagadh district, Forest Department officials said today. The carcass of the eight-year-old wild cat was spotted yesterday in the sanctuary, the last abode of Asiatic lions, said Manishwar Raja, Deputy Conservator of Forest. "Post-mortem revealed that she died after being attacked by a lion," he told PTI by phone. According to the last Census conducted in 2010, there are 411 lions in the Gir region.