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India Puts Gujarat Lions On Trial After Three People Killed by duplexDan(m): 11:48am On Jun 14, 2016 |
Officials in India have "arrested" 18 lions as they
try to find a man eater suspected of killing three
people.
Forest officials in Gujarat state will test the lions'
prints and excrement in an attempt to identify the
killer.
The "guilty lion" will be kept in a zoo for life while
the others will be released back into the Gir
sanctuary, the officials told BBC Hindi.
Six attacks on humans have been reported
recently near the sanctuary, the only habitat of
the Asiatic lion.
Gujarat's top forest official, JA Khan, said that
the lions had been "arrested" over the past two
months and were now being held in separate
cages while tests were carried out.
"We think we have pinpointed the guilty lion, but
we are still awaiting the results of nine more
animals," he said.
Wildlife expert Ruchi Dave told the BBC that the
"tests" involved studying the pug marks and
faecal matter of the lions.
"The officials are also studying the animals'
behaviour. Man eating lions usually get
aggressive at the sight of a human being," she
said.
Another wildlife expert Revtubha Raizada said the
man-eating lion would be caged for the rest of its
life, as it was too unsafe to release it back into
the wild.
Some experts feel that the thriving lion population
in Gir forest is to blame for the "unusual"
behaviour by the lions.
Govind Patel, the former chief wildlife warden of
Gujarat, told the Indian Express newspaper that
Gir could accommodate only 270 lions, forcing
some prides to settle outside the boundaries of
the sanctuary.
India's Supreme Court has ruled that Gujarat
needed to relocate some of its lions to other
states to avoid the possibility of disease or other
disaster wiping out the entire population.
However the state has expressed reluctance and
has not yet complied with the order. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36526308 |
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