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Death of lions in Gir due to in-fight: PCCF

Gandhinagar, Sep 21 (UNI) None of the eleven lions found dead in two forest ranges of Eastern Gir forest in Amreli district were infected with any virus and most of the deaths were caused by 'in-fight' due to increased activities of outsider lions, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and Head of Forestry Force (HOFF) of Gujarat G K Sinha said here on Friday.
Addressing a press conference here, Mr Sinha said that a total of 11 lion deaths (six cubs of less than one year, two lions and three lionesses) have been reported from two ranges in eight days from September 12 to 19. Of these, while nine deaths took place in Dalkhaniya range, the remaining two were reported from Jasadhar range.
He said that for the past some time activities of new lions in the area were being reported by guards leading to a rise in the incidents of in-fight as lions are essentially territorial animals which maintains its authority over a particular area and the group called pride. Whenever new lions enter a territory, the fight between the old and the new ones for authority over the pride takes place. It is a very common phenomena for lions. As the old adult lions in the area were fitted with collar id chips for tracking and no such chips have been found in the 3 dead ones. Only two were found possessing the collar id chip strongly indicating the in-fight between old and new ones.
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