Delhi: One of the 18 lions which were taken into custody for killing three people at the Gir Sanctuary has been identified as a ‘man eater’ and shifted to the Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat.
Chief Conservator of Forest said, “Out of the 18 lions captured last month, one was a male adult, and it turned out to be the main culprit.”
“We found considerable amount of human remains in that lion’s faeces, while very small amount was found from the faeces of two sub-adult females. It brought us to the conclusion that the male lion attacked, killed and ate humans, while two other sub-adults only ate some leftover body parts. These sub-adults were not involved in attacking and killing humans, as they only ate the leftover parts,” said Singh.
Singh added the male lion would be kept in a cage at the zoo for its entire life on the outskirts of Junagadh city, while the two lionesses would be kept locked in any of forest department’s rescue centre.
