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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...- 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...
- People stop vehicles for 15 minutes in Gujarat to see Asiatic Lion walking on the busy road; here's viral videoAn Asiatic lion caused a 15-minute traffic halt on the Bhavnagar-Somnath Highway in Gujarat. Government data reveals a sharp rise in incide...
- Incidents of Gir lions killing domestic animals rising: Govt dataInstances of lions killing domestic animals in Gujarat's Gir forest have seen a significant rise, peaking at 4,385 in 2023-24. Despite an i...
- Gir lions to be translocated only after looking at all aspects: Govt in ParliamentIn April 2013, the Supreme Court had ordered the shifting of some of Gujarat's lions to the Kuno sanctuary in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, ...
- 32 lions died accidental deaths in Gir in last two yearsWhile 12 lions, including cubs, died in 2016, 20 died of unnatural causes in 2017, Gujarat forest minister Ganpat Vasava told the House. In...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 'Wildlife friends' help Asiatic lions conservation in GirThe Gujarat forest department's initiative of involving local population by appointing 'vanprani mitra' (wildlife friends) in the last abod...
- Double date: Gir lion mates with 2 femalesThis highly unusual behaviour of the big cats has been revealed in a study conducted by a lion researcher Meena Venkatraman.
- In one day, three leopards die in JunagadhIn 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 ...
- Lion found dead in Gir Wildlife SanctuaryAn eight-year-old lion was found dead in Dhari forest range of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in the second such incident in less than a week, fore...
- 16 poachers get 5-yr jail for killing Gir lionsIn a landmark judgment in any wildlife poaching case in the country, a tribal gang of 16 from Katni in Madhya Pradesh was sentenced to five...
- Forest dept increases vigil around Gir sanctuaryGujarat Forest Department has increased surveillance around Gir National Park in Junagadh in the wake of outbreak of anthrax in a village i...
- 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.
- Watch lions feast in Gir, for a priceTouts in Gir are staging 'lion shows' for tourists for a price. Live buffaloes tied to tractors are being used as bait, forcing the carnivo...
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