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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...- Chhari Dhand Wetland declared a Ramsar SiteForest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia presented the Ramsar certificate to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday.
- Gujarat roars back on India's tiger map after over 30 years; NTCA declares it 'tiger-present' stateGujarat has officially been reinstated as a 'tiger-present state' after over three decades, with the National Tiger Conservation Authority ...
- Wild life board rescinds order to grant forest land to temple trustThe NBWL revoked permission granted to a temple trust for using land inside Gujarat's Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary and formed a panel ...
- Gujarat govt to cut buffer around 19 sanctuariesFormer director of Bombay Natural History Society Asad Rahmani said, “The ESZ should be decided on the ecology of the area and not on polit...
- Census: One in three lions lives outside Gujarat sanctuariesOne of every three lions in Gujarat's Saurashtra lives outside sanctuaries, the final count of the May 2015 lion census has revealed.
- With Modi as PM, will Centre echo Gujarat opposition to shifting of lions?Sources in the ministry of environment and forests said the Union government is likely to present a fresh stand before the Supreme Court in...
- Gujarat government takes up project to restore habitat for sloth bears in JessoreThe project aims at planting good amount of trees in the sanctuaries and removing unwanted plant species that have intruded in the habitat.
- Project to restore habitat for sloth bears in JessoreGujarat government has taken up a project to provide better habitat to sloth bears by restoring the ecology of Jessore wildlife sanctuary, ...
- ‘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...
- Gujarat soughts Centre’s nod for Rs 150-crore lion conservation planThe Gujarat government has sought approval from the Centre for its Rs 150-crore Lion Conservation Plan. Not only that, it has demanded that...
- MP wants Gir lions for tourism, not conservationPalpur- Madhya Pradesh seems to be only interested in tourism.A drive down to the sanctuary reveals that Madhya Pradesh wanted the state's ...
- Supreme Court allows translocation of Asiatic lions to Madhya PradeshThe Supreme Court today allowed trans-location of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, saying the species is under threat of extin...
- Ramesh asks Modi govt to part with some Gir LionsUnion environment minister Jairam Ramesh pressed Gujarat to part with some of its lions, saying they should be translocated and have a seco...
- Roaring success: Lion count in Gujarat up by 52 since 2005The 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 opposes shifting lion sanctuary to MP tiger reserveAmidst growing concern over depleting tiger population in the country, Gujarat stoutly opposed in the Supreme Court, the Centre's proposal ...
- Gujarat to conduct lion census at Gir in AprilThe forest department of Gujarat is gearing up to conduct census of lions at the Gir Sanctuary in April this year.
- New habitat for Asiatic lions in MPGir is poised to lose its status as the exclusive home of the Asiatic lion. Two pairs of the lions obtained from zoos will be let loose in ...
- Watch out, another Gir grows in MPGir is poised to lose its status as the exclusive home of the Asiatic lion. Two pairs of the lions obtained from zoos will be let loose in ...
- WWI wants to develop new home for tigersWith the rise in number of tigers in Ranthambore National Park, the Wildlife Institute of India wants Palpur Kuno Sanctuary in MP to be dev...
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