11 lions dead in Gir, govt orders probe

September 21, 2018 09:57

At least 11 lions have died at Gir forest's East division in last few days, forest department officials said on Friday. The sudden deaths of these lions have prompted the state government to initiate an investigation into the matter.

Speaking to ANI, Hitesh Vamja, veterinary forest officer of Gir Forest West said, "Most of the lions have died due to the lung infection. It was found that in some of them, the infection had also spread to other organs leading to death."

"There is no need to worry as the forest department officials have taken necessary measures to prevent the spread of this air-borne disease to the remaining lions. We have vaccinated them to boost their immunity against the disease," he said.

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