14km road in Gir closed to give mating lions privacy

Rajkot | Sunday | 4th November, 2018

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However, it reopened Saturday afternoon only after the lions went into deep forest.The road is closed for vehicles during night time. But invading into privacy of the lions in the wild, and that too when they are mating The forest department in Junagadh had to close down a 14km stretch of road from Sasan to Visavadar, to protect mating lions from human interference. The caller said that the male lion also chased a villager who was passing through the road on his motorcycle. After the lions went inside the dense forest, the road was opened for vehicles.VIDEO OF MEN CHASING LION SURFACESRajkot: Another video of harassment to lions in wild went viral on social media. The male lion also chased another car that passed from near them.Forest officers were deputed on Friday night and on Saturday morning to ensure that the mating lions are not disturbed by humans..