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February 6, 2010 | Lion falls into trap meant for man-eater leopard in Gujarat village | Junagadh (Gujarat): A lion was trapped in a cage, which was intended to catch a suspected man-eater leopard in a village of Gujarat's
Junagadh District on Friday. The trap was put in place by Forest Rangers to catch
a leopard. Villagers had complained that lions and leopards often stray into the
villages and eat their cattle. Following their complaints, forest authorities
had placed a cage to trap the suspected man-eater leopard. The incident caused
curiosity and panic among residents of Sukhpur village when they learnt about
the lion in the trap. However, the authorities have stated that erroneously trapped
lion will soon be set free in jungle. "Following a request from villagers, we
had placed a cage to capture a leopard. Tonight a lion that is about four years
of age, a male lion, has been trapped in that cage. Now we, as per the instructions
of forest authorities, will treat the animal and would put it back in the forest
area." said D. Sobhasaniya, Range Forest Officer (RFO), Junagadh. The depletion
of their habitat has threatened the leopards, forcing them to stray into human
settlements; attacking people and cattle and often getting killed in return. India
had about 7,300 leopards in the wild, according to a 1997 census, but
conservationists
say the number is now likely to be much lower. Development pressures and
encroachment
into forest areas have also brought humans and the wild cats into conflict, and
there have been reports of villagers brutally killing the animals. |
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