Victim had jumped enclos­ure's wallNEW DELHI: An Indian man was mauled to death by a lion after he scaled the wall of a zoo in northern Punjab state, officials said Monday. The man climbed the 20-foot (six-metre) wall of Chhatbir Zoo, home to four lions, on Sunday and entered the restricted area where he was attacked. The animal that attacked the man was an Asiatic lion — a critically endangered species and a major tourist draw. Only around 500 exist in the wild, all in the Gir sanctuary in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The zoo has stepped up warnings inside the premises and advised visitors to travel with an escort and keep vehicles locked.

Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 05:26 UTC