According to forest officials, a family of laborers was sleeping outside their hut due to the heat in Khara village of Liliya taluka when a five-month-old cub was snatched away by a lioness in the early hours of Tuesday.
On getting the information, forest officials reached the spot and formed 10 teams to search for the newborn and the lioness. Trap cages were installed to capture the cat. The forest workers also found the carcass of a goat which was killed by the lioness. They suspect that the animal might have picked up the child after eating the goat.
Jayne PatelDeputy Conservator of Forests, Shetrunji The Division of Wildlife circle told TOI, “We have found a skull and bloodstains, which have been sent for forensic examination. The staff is scanning the entire area and we will capture the animal at the earliest. We have provided The process has also started.” Compensation to the family.”
According to officials, the incident took place in the revenue area which is quite wide and hence it is taking time to catch the vicious animal.
A forest official said, “The family is a native of Amreli and knew about the dangers of wild animals during the night. Still, they put their lives at risk by sleeping in the open due to the scorching heat.”
In another incident, a three-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard at Kaljara village in Savarkundla taluka on Monday night. The forest department got the information about the incident at around 9.15 pm on Monday night. The victim, Bhupat Bagadiya, was playing in the field where his family was working as agricultural labourers. The animal suddenly appeared and dragged the boy away from the field. When the relatives started shouting, the animal ran away. Forest officials searched the area and found the boy’s body. However, the leopard was caught in the night itself. The boy’s family are migrant laborers from Alirajpur district Madhya Pradesh,