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Lion population in Gujarat goes up from 674 to 891 in 5 years; footprint expands tooGujarat sees a rise in Asiatic lion population. The count reaches 891, up from 674 in 2020. Lions now roam across 11 districts of Saurashtr...
PM Modi to visit Sasangir-Junagadh on March 3 on World Wildlife DayPrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Sasangir in Gujarat on World Wildlife Day, focusing on Asiatic lion conservation. Measures inc...
Gujarat government spent more than Rs 277 cr on lion conservation in two yearsThe state government has spent Rs 277.93 crore on lion conservation in 2022 and 2023, the minister said, responding to questions by Congres...
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...
Gujarat's Ambardi lion safari gets Centre's nod"A committee headed by additional director general of wildlife of the Union ministry of environment and forest met yesterday where final ap...
Plastic choking Gir, the pride of GujaratEvery year, wildlife lovers and voluntary organizations clear tonnes of plastic littering the 36 km-long Girnar Parikrama route.
- Act against illegal hotels around Gir sanctuary:HC to Guj govt
The Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to take action against the illegal establishments operating in the buffer zones of...
Lion found dead near JunagadhA lion was found dead in Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU)'s research farm on the outskirts of Junagadh town on Tuesday morning.
Gujarat lost 66 lions in one yearThe Gujarat government has accepted on the floor of the state assembly that 66 lions had died in the past one year and, of these, 55 had di...
66 lions died in Gujarat last year; not a single one poached: GovtThe Forest Minister also listed some steps taken by government to stop unnatural deaths of lions, like construction of fence along the of r...
Two-day herbivore census begins in GirThe two-day annual census of herbivores in Gir Forest and National Park began on Monday.The count will determine the prey base for the lion...
Asiatic lioness killed by farmer in GujaratAn Asiatic lioness was allegedly electrocuted by a farmer in his sugarcane field in Mathasuriya village along Gir Forest in Gujarat, depart...
Asiatic lions have homes in over 1,000 Saurashtra villagesState forest department officials said over the last two decades, lions have dispersed from the Gir forest, which was a core area of Asiati...
Pic of the week: Charming TowersThe Mahabat Maqbara is an architectural synthesis of Islamic, Hindu and European influences.
Lioness sets a record, gives birth to five cubs in GirIn the movie 'The Lion King' (1994), Mufasa and Sarabi had a little cub Simba who wanted to rule the Pride of Rock. In Gir though, a liones...
Gujarat tourists may get to see Asiatic Lions in Amreli tooTourists visiting Gujarat to get a glimpse of the Asiatic Lions might get to see them at a new address at Ambardi in Amreli district, the e...
- Gir's plastic heap worries foresters
The day is not far when an Asiatic lion chokes on a plastic bag in the only place it calls home — the Gir forest. Environment activists hav...
- 25 tribal arrested for selling fake lion parts
About 25 tribals have been arrested from the outskirts of Gir forest in Junagadh district in Gujarat for selling fake lion parts, forest de...
- In one day, three leopards die in Junagadh
In yet another case of infighting among big cats in Gir, a leopard was killed by a lion on the outskirts of Dalkhaniya village in Gir west ...
Poachers on prowl againCarcasses of three lions were found in the forest. The lions were killed by poachers in the Babaria range under Gir West Forest division.