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AHMEDABAD : The Gujarat high court on Monday sought a reply from the Centre and the state government on the issue of unnatural deaths of Asiatic lions in and around the Gir sanctuary. The state government had said that 184 lions had died over the past two years and many deaths were due to unnatural causes.During the hearing, the judges said that lions’ unnatural deaths is a really serious issue and the governments must not take it lightly. Hence there should be a device installed in locomotives to detect the presence of the beasts. The first demand is to close three main roads, passing through the sanctuary, at night. The court said the governments should not treat the PIL as adversarial, for it is aimed to protect a rare species of animals which is found only in Gujarat..