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Is it time to find a second home for Gir's free-ranging population of Asiatic lions?As India celebrates the success story of the Gir lions, it’s time to ask shouldn’t we safeguard national treasures and establish a second f...
08 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Conservation of Gir lions a success; but conservationists fear risks of single-location reservesGir in the southern Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat, which is the lone abode of the Asiatic lion in the wild.
18 May, 2015, 03.31 PM IST
Why climate change & pollution threats to Sundarbans cannot be taken lightly by governmentsSix years after cyclone Aila, the existential threat faced by the people and fauna in one of the world’s largest mangroves has reached alar...
19 Apr, 2015, 10.15 AM IST
NTCA cautions states on dog disease affecting tigersThe NTCA has asked the forest officials to collect tissues of dead animals for pathological analysis. The field staff has been asked to che...
20 Jun, 2013, 01.05 PM IST
- SC orders Gujarat to give lions to Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat will lose its status as the world's only home for wild Asiatic lions. Supreme Court on Monday ordered that some of the lions should...
16 Apr, 2013, 06.28 AM IST
- Shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh: SC to Centre
Asiatic lions will have a second home in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno wildlife sanctuary as the apex court permitted their relocation in limited n...
15 Apr, 2013, 08.34 PM IST
Supreme Court allows translocation of Asiatic lions to Madhya PradeshThe Supreme Court today allowed trans-location of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, saying the species is under threat of extin...
15 Apr, 2013, 04.05 PM IST
A la carte: King’s banquet has different menusThe king of the jungle has changed his menu! Eating habits of Asiatic lions in Gir and its periphery has seen a remarkable change. Over the...
17 Jul, 2012, 01.48 AM IST
Supreme Court red flags move to translocate African cheetah in IndiaThe Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the ministry of environment and forests by staying its ambitious cheetah reintroduction projec...
09 May, 2012, 05.43 AM IST
- Sunderbans left out of WWF 'tiger tour'
The WWF will organize two Wild India tours - one in December this year and the other in March next year - with the catchphrase "The search ...
10 Sep, 2011, 01.44 AM IST