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Meet the warriors who helped save the Asiatic lions of GirBabu Dhola, a Gir villager, had set off the first alarm about a disease outbreak hitting the lions. The Gir villagers are local volunteers ...16 Oct, 2018, 09.15 AM IST- Gir lions will not be relocated, situation under control: Gujarat CM RupaniGujarat CM Vijay Rupani said the government had involved world-class experts to tackle the situation and control the spread of the deadly v...07 Oct, 2018, 10.39 PM IST
- Gujarat lion deaths: Congress leader Ahmed Patel writes to PM ModiRajya Sabha MP from Gujarat said the death of Gir lions is a "manifestation of negligence" and "result of the state government's prolonged ...06 Oct, 2018, 04.21 PM IST
- 2 more Gir lions die, pride under threatTwo more Gir lions died on Monday, taking the death toll in the deadly outbreak of canine distemper virus (CDV) and tick-borne babesiosis i...03 Oct, 2018, 04.20 AM IST
- GPS-aided cameras to keep track of Gir lionsThe state forest department is getting ready to install GPS-aided ‘camera traps’ — a network of remotely operated system with motion and in...14 Aug, 2015, 09.30 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
- Asiatic lion's total goes up, may touch 500The first round of Asiatic lion census that ended on Tuesday, has raised expectations that the population of big cats in the state may now ...06 May, 2015, 02.09 AM IST
- 129 Gir lions died in past two yearsThe number of lions that died in the Gir sanctuary and outside the reserved forest area has increased in the past two years.09 Mar, 2015, 07.36 PM IST
- No sign of Gir transfer, MP seeks to shift zoo lions to KunoThe state government has decided to translocate Hyderabad-bred Asiatic lions to the Kuno reserve in Sheopur district, instead of waiting fo...05 Dec, 2014, 06.22 PM IST
- Say 'no' to Kuno: Wildlife activistsThe Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Sasan Gir) is believed to be the last residence for last 400 Asiatic lio...04 Aug, 2013, 10.44 PM IST
- MP wants Gir lions for tourism, not conservationPalpur- Madhya Pradesh seems to be only interested in tourism.A drive down to the sanctuary reveals that Madhya Pradesh wanted the state's ...22 May, 2013, 03.10 AM IST
- Deadly virus threatening Gir lionsA deadly virus that wiped out a significant number of wild lions in the African Serengeti in mid 1990s is now threatening Gir - home to Ind...16 May, 2013, 04.48 AM IST
- Gujarat to file review petition against lion relocationThe State Board of Wildlife would meet on Thursday to prepare a strong review petition to be filed in the Supreme Court against its order e...25 Apr, 2013, 05.49 AM IST
- ‘Gir saturated, transfer a lifeline’"It is important to have a second population to save the last wild Asiatic lions," says ecologist Craig Packer, director of the Lion Resear...22 Apr, 2013, 01.32 AM IST
- Opposition blames Modi for 'neglect of lions'While the Gujarat government mulls over filing a review petition against the Supreme Court order on relocation of Gir lions, the opposition...17 Apr, 2013, 03.53 AM IST
- Ramesh asks Modi govt to part with some Gir LionsUnion environment minister Jairam Ramesh pressed Gujarat to part with some of its lions, saying they should be translocated and have a seco...27 Jan, 2011, 06.34 PM IST
- Saving Gir lions is this US citizen's missionSteve Mandel has become the first foreigner to set up a non-profit organisation, exclusively for the conservation for the Gir lion.21 Mar, 2008, 12.30 PM IST
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