Cyclone Tauktae: 18 lions go missing

Cyclone Tauktae cast its destructive shadow on the wildlife too. At least 18 lions were rep reported missing from the coastal districts of Amreli, Gir Somnath, and Bhavnagar which bore the maximum brunt of the cyclone. Senior forest officials said that those 18 lions were reported missing from Rajula and Jafraba taluka of Amreli, Una and Kodinar talukas in Gir Somnath and
"We have our fingers crossed over the well being of the lion We have our fingers crossed over the well being of the lions Even as there is apprehension that the lions may have got swept away due to ferocious rains, we hope the Big Cats took refuge in high altitude areas," said a senior official in Saurashtra.
Beginning Wednesday.