Two Lion Cubs Rescued From Open Well In Gujarat's Gir-Somanth District

Two lion cubs fell into a well in Fatsar village under the Jasadhar range of Gir-East division of Gir forest late on Monday night, official said.

Two lion cubs fell into an open well at a village in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district, and were rescued on Tuesday morning, an official from the forest department said. The cubs fell into a well in Fatsar village under the Jasadhar range of Gir-East division of Gir forest late on Monday night, the official said. While the cubs have been shifted to Jasadhar animal care centre following the rescue, a search operation has been launched to locate their mother, said Anshuman Sharma, deputy conservator of rorest, Gir-East. "Two lion cubs, about eight to 12 months old, fell into an open well of a farm in Fatsar at night. Although the well had water, the duo managed to survive by tucking themselves into a small space inside the well. In the morning, the farmer alerted the local forest staff, following which a rescue operation was initiated," Sharma said.