Five Lions electrocuted in India

In a shocking instance, five Asiatic lions were electrocuted in Amreli district within the Gir forest range in Gujarat state of India.

Dead bodies of five lions in a field in the village has made forest department in state sit up. Preliminary examination has revealed that they were electrocuted accidentally. The village is near the Gir sanctuary the only abode of Asiatic lions in the world.

The incident took place when the lions tried to enter into a farm, which had electrified fencing. It happened about a week back. this came to the notice of the forest department when it launched search for five lions which were missing. The department tracks movement of all lions in the Gir forest, Chief conservator of Gir forest Bharat Pathak said.

Forest department found badly decomposed bodies of three lioness and two lions. On inquiry the farmer said that he had buried the dead lions to avoid any problem. the farmer Durlabhji Vadodoria and four others have been arrested in this case.

Inspection of the bodies confirms the accidental death, as the bodies are intact. There is no indication of any kind of poaching. Forest department sources say electrified fencing was a very common phenomenon in the region as wild animals like blue bull are a great threat to the farmers.

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