Amreli: The carcasses of a lioness and a female nilgai were found in a well on a farm in Fatsar village of Amreli district on Wednesday evening, prompting the forest department to launch an investigation into the deaths.According to forest officials, the incident was reported around 6.30pm from a farm owned by Dhirubhai Vekariya in the village, which falls under the Jasadhar range of the Gir East forest division.A team of forest officials and staff, led by assistant conservator of forests Kapil Bhatia, reached the spot and found the two animals in a well about 55 feet deep. The lioness was estimated to be between five and seven years old.The forest department retrieved both carcasses from the well and shifted them to the Jasadhar Animal Care Centre for postmortem examination.Officials also inspected the well and the surrounding area. Preliminary investigations did not reveal any suspicious activity or other unusual incident in the vicinity.While it looks like the lioness was chasing the nilgai, the forest department said the exact cause of death will be established after the postmortem reports are received.Further investigation is being conducted by the Gir East forest division under Dhari.
