322 lion deaths in 2 years, including 64 of unnatural causes: Minister to Gujarat assembly

GANDHINAGAR: (Feb 27) A total of 322 lions have died in Gujarat over the last two years, including 64 of unnatural causes, state forest minister Arjun Modhwadia informed the assembly on Friday.

He was responding to a query raised by Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar during Question Hour.

"A total of 165 lions died in 2024, another 148 in 2025 and nine died in the month of January this year. Of these 322 lions, 64 died due to unnatural causes like falling into wells or being hit by vehicles," the minister said.