310 lions, 547 leopards died in Gujarat in 5 yrs
Gujarat Forest Minister Mangubhai Patel on Friday informed the state Assembly that as many as 310 Asiatic lions have died in the state in past five years. Of these, 25 lions died due to unnatural reasons. He further said that 547 leopards died in the state over the same period, of which 121 deaths were found to be unnatural.