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12 Gir lions recover from infection, return to the jungleEleven Asiatic lions have died in Gir National Park. A tick-borne parasitic infestation, babesiosis, is suspected as the main cause. Forest...
More Asiatic lion cubs sighted in Gir sanctuaryGir sanctuary is the sole home of Asiatic lions and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its suppor...
- More Asiatic lion cubs sighted in Gir sanctuary
We have sighted about 100 Asiatic lion cubs in the sanctuary during the four-month closure period which is likely to attract more tourists,...
Number of Asiatic lions in Gir now at 523, up by 27%: CensusThe number of Asiatic lions in Gir sanctuary and its surrounding areas has gone up to 523, an increase of 27 per cent since 2010, according...
- Number of Asiatic lions in Gir goes up, reaches 523: Census
The number of Asiatic lions in Gir sanctuary and its surrounding areas has gone up to 523, an increase of 27 per cent since 2010, according...
- Asiatic lion's total goes up, may touch 500
The first round of Asiatic lion census that ended on Tuesday, has raised expectations that the population of big cats in the state may now ...
Parimal Nathwani seeks railways' help to prevent accidents of Asiatic lionsNathwani, in a letter written to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, has also requested for construction of an under passage for the movement o...
- 129 Gir lions died in past two years
The number of lions that died in the Gir sanctuary and outside the reserved forest area has increased in the past two years.
Lion cub rescued from Gir-Somnath villageAbout one-month-old lion cub was rescued from a farm well in a village in Gir-Somnath district on Saturday morning.
4 lion deaths on rail tracksFour lions including cubs have been killed on the rail tracks in Gir Forest till June this year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Saturday.
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...
- Sasan's 5 lion cubs alive after 6 months
It is not often that lion cubs born in the wild survive even six months.But Laxmi, the mother of five lion cubs born in Gir on May 17, 2013...
Tourists flock to Gir sanctuary on opening day of seasonDekho dekho kaun aaya? Sher dekhne India aaya! The first day of the opening of the Gir sanctuary saw a historic rise in number of people fr...
- 100 lion cubs turn Gir into a roaring success
Gir, the world's only remaining home of wild Asiatic lions, sees about 80 to 85 new cubs every year.
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...
Baby boom in Gir!As Gir reopened for tourists on Tuesday after the three-month monsoon break, it was the young Simbas who hogged all limelight.
- 139 Asiatic lions died in Gujarat in last three years
Around 139 Asiatic lions, including cubs, died in Gujarat in the last three years (2009 to 2011), the state assembly was informed today.
- Gir Sanctuary lost 86 lions in three years
The last abode of Asiatic Lions, Gir Sanctuary, lost 25 lions in the year 2011-12 till December, the Gujarat assembly was informed.
- Roaring success: Lion count in Gujarat up by 52 since 2005
The lion census figures declared on Sunday in Gujarat show that there are 411 big cats in Gir sanctuary and surrounding areas —a jump of 52...
- Gujarat to conduct lion census at Gir in April
The forest department of Gujarat is gearing up to conduct census of lions at the Gir Sanctuary in April this year.