Shoking news | Unfortunately Two Lions Killed by Train near Pipavav port - Amreli Gujarat 11 feb 2014
Amreli, Date: 11 february 2014
Gujarat, the land of the Gir Forest, the abode of the last few surviving members of the Asiatic lion; was witness to the death of two lionesses that were knocked down by a train on the Surendranagar Pipavav Port railway line.
The lionesses were hit by the train between Dehra and Pasada villages in Rajula taluka of Amreli district. The place where the accident happened is around 35-40 kms from the Gir forest, but is frequently visited by lions.
It was only last year that a six-month old cub died in a similar incident on the route. A leopard was also a victim on the railway track in similar circumstances.
“We have taken the statement of the goods train driver, who said the lions dashed in front of the train and they couldn’t stop it on time,” said divisional forest officer JK Makwana
It is believed that one of the two lionesses was pregnant, but officials are waiting for the post-mortem report to confirm the same.
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The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo leo) is a lion population in Gujarat, India, which is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List because of its small population size. Since 2010, the lion population in and around Gir Forest National Park has steadily increased. In May 2015, the 14th Asiatic Lion Census was conducted over an area of about 20,000 km (7,700 sq mi); the lion population was estimated at 523 individuals, comprising 109 adult males, 201 adult females and 213 cubs. In August 2017, the Asiatic Lion Census revealed 650 wild individuals.
Habitat:
Asiatic lions were once distributed upto the state of West Bengal in east and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, in central India. At present Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is the only abode of the Asiatic lion. The last surviving population of the Asiatic lions is a compact tract of dry deciduous forest and open grassy scrublands in southwestern part of Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
Conservation:
The lions face the usual threats of poaching and habitat fragmentation. Three major roads and a railway track pass through the Gir Protected Area (PA). Also, there are three big temples inside the PA that attract large number of pilgrims, particularly during certain times of the year. There has been an increase in lion population, and more than 200 lions stay outside the PA. Though the conflict is not high now, with changing lifestyles and values these may increase in the future. There are also cases of lions dying by falling into the unguarded wells around the Gir PA. The Asiatic lion faces threat of genetic inbreeding arising from a single population in one place
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