Amreli floods kill 5 Asiatic lions, 100 blue bulls

27-06-2015
Amreli floods kill 5 Asiatic lions, 100 blue bulls
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Flash floods following extremely heavy rain in Amreli and Bhavnagar districts on Wednesday seems to have taken its toll on wild animals also as four more carcasses of Asiatic lions were recovered from bank of Shetrunji river in Amreli and Bhavnagar districts on Friday, taking the death toll of the big cats to five. More than 100 carcasses of blue bulls have also been recovered in last two days. Carcass of a lion was recovered from near Garajiya and Dayal villages, some six kilometres downstream Shetrunji dam in Palitana taluka of Bhavnagar around 3 pm.

Later in the evening, a carcass of a lioness was also recovered from the same area. "We believe the two lions were washed away in Shetrunji river floods. They could be animal from Amreli or Bhavnagar.

We believe they were swayed in the swelling Shetrunji river and came to Shetrunji dam before going down with overflowing water from the dam and being washed ashore," deputy conservator of forests (DCF) of Bhavnagar, Ganga Sharan Singh told The Indian Express. Related3 Asiatic lion cubs run over by goods train in GujaratAsiatic lion found dead in MahuvaLion electrocuted on Bhavnagar farm Meanwhile, carcass of yet another lion and a lion cub were recovered from Gagadiya area in Liliya taluka of Amreli. This comes a day after carcass of a lioness was found from Bovadi village, also in Liliya taluka on Thursday evening.

On the other hand, a lion which had taken shelter in a temple in Ingorala village of Amreli was rescued late Thursday evening. "The lion was visibly weak after struggling its way out of floods. We rescued him by tranquilising him and released at a safe location late in the night," CB Dhandhiya, assistant conservator of forests (ACF) of Amreli said.

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