Driver chased his tractor behind a mating lion pair; causing male lion to death

12-6-2007

Driver chased his tractor behind a mating lion pair; causing male lion to death

Divya Bhasker: English translation from Gujarati Newspaper

 

Twelve days before Forest Department had organised an awareness programme in Wankia village of Khambha Taluka in Gir East. In the meeting an alert villager Ratna Khatrani brought to the attention of department that twelve years before a person called Valji Hari Malviya had speeded his tractor behind a mating couple in this village on 25-3-1995. This scared the lions and male lion died due to falling in open well nearby. At that time although case had been registered against the culprits, no action is taken so far. So he demanded immediate re-opening of the file and penalize the culprits