Rajkot: A strong possibility of lion poaching kept the Gujarat forest department on its toes on Wednesday after a cub was found ensnared in a trap and.
Updated Jan 09, 2021 | 14:12 IST
On December 21, Bhavna Bamaniya, a 17-year-old tribal girl from Dahod district was killed by two lions on an agricultural farm. Four-year-old boy killed in front of parents by leopard in Gujarat district | Photo Credit: PTI
Ahmedabad: A four-year-old boy was killed by a leopard in Nava Ugla hamlet of Gir Somnath district on January 7. This is the fourth human death because of attack by a wild animal in the greater Gir region in three weeks.
The child was injured on neck by a leopard while he was in the tur farm of Balubhai Navadiya along with his parents, Dushyant Vasavada, chief conservator of forests of Junagadh wildlife circle told the Indian Express. Nava Ugla hamlet is part of Jasadhar range of Gir wildlife division of Junagadh wildlife circle.