Four leopard cubs rescued in Junagadh village

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TNN | Feb 8, 2013, 10.42 PM IST

RAJKOT: Four leopard cubs were rescued by forest department from a cave in Sarkadiya village of Junagadh district and reunited with their mother on Thursday night.

A female leopard was caged when it entered with its cubs a private farm in Sarkadiya village of Maliya-Hatina taluka of Junagadh on February 6. The wild cat was sent to Sasan animal care centre. However, the leopard cubs had gone missing from the spot. They were spotted inside a cave on the outskirts of the village on Thursday evening. The cubs have now been reunited with their mother at Sasan animal care centre, sources said.

 

Lion cub found dead

TNN | Nov 8, 2012, 05.19 AM IST

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RAJKOT: A six-month-old male lion cub was found dead in Babravidi forest area in Veraval forest range of Junagadh district on Wednesday morning.

According to officials, the cub’s body was sent to animal care centre at Sasan to ascertain cause of its death.

“The postmortem report said that it was a natural death,” range forest officer, Veraval range, B V Padsala said.