Rajkot: Forest department teams carried out successful midnight rescue operations across Gir Somnath and Amreli districts, saving a young lion cub and two adult lionesses trapped in open wells.In Gir Somnath’s Bodidar revenue area, a male lion cub aged around 1.5 to 2 months fell into an open farm well on the property of Arvind Rathod on Tuesday night. A forest department rescue team mobilized immediately, reaching the site and pulling the cub to safety within hours.The rescued cub was transported to the Jasadhar Animal Care Centre for necessary medical observation and care. After forest officials assessed its health, arrangements were made to reunite the cub with its mother. Later that night, the cub was successfully released back into its natural habitat in the Bodidar revenue area.Meanwhile, in neighboring Amreli district, forest personnel responded to two separate well accidents involving adult lionesses on the same day.In Babarkot village of Jafrabad taluka, a lioness plunged into a local stepwell known as Khodlivav, drawing large crowds of concerned villagers. The Jafrabad range forest team rushed to the scene late at night and mounted a challenging rescue operation, safely pulling the animal out before shifting her to the Animal Care Centre in Babarkot.In another incident under the Dalkhaniya range, a lioness chasing prey fell into an open farm well on the outskirts of Virpur village. Forest officials executed another safe rescue, successfully retrieving the lioness and releasing her back into the forest area.
