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...
21 May, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
29% rise in Asiatic lion population in GirThe exercise was undertaken as the five yearly census could not be carried out in May due to the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown, it said...
10 Jun, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
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
- Task force to study growing habitat of Asiatic lions in Guj
Gujarat government has decided to form a high-level task force to study the growing habitat of Asiatic lions, after the latest census revea...
18 May, 2015, 10.45 AM IST
Task force to study growing habitat of Asiatic lions in GujaratThe aim of the task force will be to prepare a report about growing habitat of lions outside the sanctuary and suggest measures to reduce m...
18 May, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
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...
10 May, 2015, 10.23 PM IST
- 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...
10 May, 2015, 09.44 PM IST
Lion doubles kingdom, expands pawprint by 10,000 sq kmThe king of the jungle has doubled his kingdom in Gujarat over the past five years. From 10,500 sq km in the 2010 census, the big cats have...
07 May, 2015, 05.10 AM IST
‘Amreli lion numbers up, may need another reserve’The state may soon need a second sanctuary for Asiatic lions on the banks of river Shetrunji if the forest department’s initial estimate of...
02 May, 2015, 01.36 AM IST
- Much awaited lion census starts at Gir sanctuary from Saturday
Experts from the Aligarh Muslim University and the Wildlife institute of India are constantly monitoring the feeds received from the camera...
01 May, 2015, 10.19 PM IST
Census of Asiatic lions begins in GujaratThe forest department conducts the head count for lions every five years in first week of May. The last census was conducted in 2010.
01 May, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
- Widest ever lion census in May 2015
Gujarat's lion census will cover all of Saurashtra, barring Surendranagar, will be carried out over five days beginning on May 2.
20 Jan, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
Lion territory doubles in three yearsThe king of the jungle has conquered new territories. About one-third of the Saurashtra region has been marked as Asiatic lion-inhabited ar...
26 Dec, 2013, 12.58 AM IST
- 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.
06 Mar, 2012, 10.13 PM 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
- 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.
18 Jan, 2010, 05.02 PM IST