Forest officials conducting checks in Gir (east) forest division
RAJKOT: As many as 38 persons were arrested on Thursday for setting up traps to catch wild animals in Gir-Somnath district but the forest department ruled out fears of lion poaching, citing forensic evidence.
As many as 56 persons were detained on Wednesday after a lion cub got stuck in one of the traps set up by persons who belong to a nomadic community from Than taluka of Surendranagar district.
The community members used to hunt small animals to extract oil to be used as traditional medicine including aphrodisiacs. They used to hunt for monitor lizards, foxes and other small animals.
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