Lioness, 4 blackbucks discovered lifeless in Gir forest

A lioness and flour blackbucks have been discovered lifeless close to a dam web site in Visavadar vary of Gir West division on Friday, the forest division stated. The carcasses have been despatched for post-morterm to determine the reason for demise.
Chief Conservator of Forest (Junagadh Wildlife Circle) Dushyant Vasavada stated, “The animals were found dead on the bank of a dam site at Vekariya village of Visavadar range forest in Gir West forest division on Friday evening, and the cause of their death is being ascertained. The lioness’s age is around five to nine years.”
Vasavada stated that primarily they don’t seem to be contemplating the demise of the lioness because of the current cyclone Tauktae that hit and handed via the area on May 17 evening. “The exact cause of death could be ascertained only after post-morterm and an inquiry into the incident,” he added.

Citing that there could possibly be totally different potentialities behind the deaths, Vasavada stated it was additionally potential that the lioness had chased the blackbucks and bought trapped within the deep water and drowned.