310 Asiatic lions died in Gir in 5 yrs
As many as 310 Asiatic Lions, declared as endangered species, had died in its only abode, the Gir sanctuary in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, in the past five years, Forest Minister Mangubhai Patel
Gir SA
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Herbivore numbers in Gir up 6.48%
The number of herbivorous animals in the Gir wildlife sanctuary increased by 6.48% in the last one year. This was revealed during the herbivore count conducted by the forest department recently in the
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Madhya Pradesh govt's reminder to environment ministry on Gir lions' translocation to state
BHOPAL: State government has shot off another reminder, the second in two months, to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to take urgent measures to shift lions from Gujarat to Kuno wildlife
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Poachers blamed for killing Gir lion cub
A 5-month-old lion cub was killed for its nails and bones by poachers on the outskirts of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary near Liliya in Amreli district, forest wardens said. The mutilated carcass was found with its feet and bones missing. Forest officials suspect poachers cut the feet after trapping and killing the animal.
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46 Lions, 37 Cubs Died in Gir Forest Area in Last 2 Years
Gujarat has lost 46 lions and 37 cubs in the Gir forest area in the last two years, the State Assembly was informed today. All these deaths, barring one, in the protected area which is the last abode
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46 lions, 37 cubs died in two years
In the last two years, 45 lions and 37 cubs died in Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts, all of natural causes. One lion had died an unnatural death in 2013. These deaths include the 16 lions that had died
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Lion population in Gujarat on the rise
Despite step-motherly treatment by the Centre, the lion population has grown steadily along with the area in which they can be found, claim officials of the state forest department. In contrast, the centre
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Pump six lions every four years into Kuno: Experts
Ahmedabad: If lions are not sent from Gir every four years to Kuno Palpur (Madhya Pradesh), the chance of their extinction in Kuno Palpur is 30% after a hundred years. This is among the extinction scenarios
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IIM-Ahmedabad professor to join Gujarat's battle for lions
AHMEDABAD: It will be wildlife experts versus a management guru from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, when it comes to countering the claims of Madhya Pradesh over the translocation of lions
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Kuno Palpur may get 12 Gir lions in first phase
Ahmedabad: Six months after the Supreme Court ordered the translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir to Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh, an expert committee has recommended that the process should begin by
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Experts to study threat to lions in Kuno-Palpur
The 12-member committee formed to look into the translocation of Asiatic lions from the Gir sanctuary in Gujarat to Kuno-Palpur in Madhya Pradesh will now study the threat perception to these big cats