204 Lions have died in Gir over the past 2 years, including 27 "unnatural" deaths

More than 200 lions have died in the Gir Forest Region in the past two years, the Gujarat government said in the legislature Friday.

"Causes such as being struck by a train or falling into a well," he said.

To a question by Bhagabhai Barad, Congressman, the Minister Ganpat Vasava Forest, in a written response, said 110 lions and 94 cubs died in 2017 and 2018.

Of the 110 adult lions, 43 died in 2017 and 67 in 2018. Thirty-eight cubs died in 2017 and 56 in 2018, said the answer.

Of the 204 dead, 27 (21 lions and six)

Mr. Vasava also reported that 331 leopards, including 75 small ones, died in the Gujarat forests in over the last two years, adding that the state government was taking various measures to prevent deaths from unnatural causes.

measures consist of building parapets around wells, fencing off railroad tracks, to build rapid dams on roads traversing san and continue patrolling, the response indicated.

According to the Minister, 34 lions have died in the last year due to diseases, including infection with the distemper virus (PCV).

Babesia, Streptococcus bacteria and Gram-negative bacilli are also the cause of this death. The government allocated 21.96 crores for the conservation of lions in Gir in 2017 and 27.89 rupees in 2018, while the contribution of the government of the Union was 1.92 crore and 1.06 crore for the last two years, he said.