Two lionesses, one of them pregnant with three cubs, were run over by a container train near Pipavav port in Amreli district, around 40 km from the Gir sanctuary, on Wednesday morning.
The two were part of a pride of five lionesses and were crossing the railway track between Bherai and Bhachadar villages, when the accident took place around 6.30 am. Forest department officials said that the pregnant lioness was around seven years old while the other was aged two. Deputy conservator of forests (Amreli) JK Makwana said they will discuss the matter with railways and port managements. In a similar accident, a speeding truck ran over a male leopard in Assam’s Jorhat district on Wednesday.
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