Ill lioness being taken to Sakkarbaug Zoo dies

Rajkot: A sick lioness, aged 2.5 years, died during transportation to Sakkarbaug zoo in Junagadh for treatment from the Shetrunjee range on Thursday.
According to the forest officials, the lioness was suffering from broncho-pneumonia and was seeing moving around dizzily in the revenue area of Vavdi village of Rajula taluka in Amreli district.
It was rescued on Wednesday and after administering primary treatment was referred to Sakkaarbaug Zoo for further treatment.
The postmortem report stated she died because of multiple organ failure. tnn