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GIRNAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Census reveals that one in three lions live outside Gujarat sanctuariesIn absolute numbers, the strength of lions living outside sanctuaries went up by 126% between the two census exercises, forest officials sa...
24 Jan, 2016, 10.25 AM IST
- Census: One in three lions lives outside Gujarat sanctuaries
One of every three lions in Gujarat's Saurashtra lives outside sanctuaries, the final count of the May 2015 lion census has revealed.
24 Jan, 2016, 04.01 AM IST
Home stay policy at Gir to be reviewedGujarat tourism department, following the notification of July 1 that has brought tourism department’s home stay policy around Gir Sanctuar...
07 Jul, 2015, 05.57 AM IST
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.
06 Jun, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
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.
06 Jun, 2015, 09.12 AM IST
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.
24 Sep, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
Gujarat's lion plan may get central govt's nodGujarat government may soon get central assistance for the conservation of lions in Gir.
30 Aug, 2014, 06.53 AM IST
Asiatic lion's abode set for Unesco leapThe proposal for the World Heritage Site status for Gir and Girnar could make it the county's first to be on both cultural and nature site ...
29 May, 2014, 01.38 AM IST
Plastic invades lion’s abodeLakhs of visitors to the annual Lili Parikrama of Mount Girnar have gone back leaving the Girnar wildlife sanctuary, the abode of Asiatic l...
26 Nov, 2013, 06.46 AM IST
- Leopard found dead in Girnar Forest in Junagadh
About ten-year-old leopard found dead in Girnar wildlife sanctuary in Junagadh. According to forest department officials, the leopard was f...
29 Jan, 2013, 03.45 PM IST
- 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...
29 Nov, 2011, 05.55 AM IST
- 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...
03 May, 2010, 02.41 AM IST
- Ropeway project to temple put on hold to "save" vultures
The Centre has put on hold the proposed ropeway to Gujarat's religious shrine atop Mount Girnar citing threat to the nesting of endangered ...
27 Oct, 2009, 05.52 PM IST