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'30 minutes of horror': Gir lion attacks man in Gujarat, traps him for nearly half an hour; video goes viralA lioness attacked a man in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district, which has gone viral online. The man survived the prolonged ordeal with serious i...
Human-lion conflict: 30 lions captured from forests in Gujarat in one monthGujarat's forest department captured around 30 lions in June due to rising human-lion conflicts, including two fatal attacks. While most we...
She left Maharashtra, crossed the deep Arabian waters, and nearly reached Oman after 3,500 km trip, then does the unexpectedAn Olive Ridley turtle, Dhaval Lakshmi, has astonished experts by traversing 3,500 kms across the Arabian Sea, even nearing Oman's coast be...
'Very Very Important Chick': Meet India’s most protected newly hatched bird. Tiny life guarded like a VIP by 50 officialsA Great Indian Bustard chick hatched in Gujarat, a rare conservation success. Forest officials are providing round-the-clock protection for...
Wildlife panel delegates power to sanction water pipeline projects to statesNow the standing committee has decided that the power of taking an immediate decision for implementation of drinking water project be given...
Gujarat swallows its pride, may agree to translocate Gir lions to Kuno SanctuaryThe development comes amid reports of lions from Gir stepping into human habitations, turning man-eaters and being moved to captivity.
With Narendra 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.
- 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...
Wildlife body requests Prakash Javadekar not to challenge shifting of Asiatic lions to MPWith the death of nine Asiatic lions following heavy rains in Gujarat, a wildlife body has requested Javadekar not to challenge in Supreme ...
- Gujarat forest dept ropes in BSF, FSL experts to curb poaching
The Gujarat government has reconstituted its Wildlife Crime Cell by roping in experts from BSF and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for ef...
- Barda wait began with Kuno
If Kuno Palpur in Madhya Pradesh has been waiting for lions since 1990’s, it is Barda Dungar in Gujarat which has also been waiting for a s...
Barda suitable site for lion translocation: WII studyBarda Dungar, a lion translocation site within Gujarat, should be an isolated lion habitat, which should not have connection with Gir Sanct...
Centre forms National Board for Wildlife, flouts normsThe Narendra Modi government has approved the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), which according to experts has flouted the norms laid dow...
- Madhya Pradesh govt's reminder to environment ministry on Gir lions' translocation to state
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi had refused to entertain the request of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government for translocation.
Wildlife bill gives tiger lion's share of protectionThere are more than 1,800 tigers in the country today.In contrast, there are just 411 Asiatic lions, all of them in Gujarat.
Gujarat objects to tiger experts on panel to shift Gir lionsThe Gujarat government has written to the minister of environment and forests (MoEF) raising objections over the composition of the 12-memb...
- Gir lions to roar in MP soon
Roar of translocated Gir lions will be heard in Sheopur district, if everything goes well.
Second home at Kuno-Palpur ideal for Gir lions, says expertHowever, findings of a recent survey in Kuno sanctuary by Wildlife Institute of India (WII), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - India and t...
Gujarat opposes Centre's plan to relocate lionsThe Narendra Modi government raised serious objections in the Supreme Court to the Centre's ambitious proposal to relocate a few lions from...
- Centre's nod to Rajasthan for relocation of tigers in Sariska
Sariska is likely to see tigers again later this year as the Centre has given its go-ahead to the Rajasthan government to relocate and reha...