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GUJARAT WILDLIFE STATISTICS
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...
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...
1.75 million forest rights claims rejected by state governmentsThe latest statistics of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, accessed by ET, reveal that 20 states have rejected 17,52,553 claims under the Sch...
Find out how the government’s marquee infrastructure projects are doingThe govt has been talking up its infra efforts. But the results have not been uniform across sectors.
How to improve India’s record in biodiversityThe great Indian bustard was named an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 1994 and then as critical...
- Did dogs kill 80% of Kadi's blackbucks?
Attacks by stray dogs have resulted in the drastic reduction of the blackbuck population from 5,000 to a mere 1,000 in Kadi in Mehsana dist...
- Did dogs wipe out 80% of Kadi's blackbucks?
In a shocking statistic, stray dogs bit on an average 735 people in Gujarat daily this year, as per state health records. It now emerges th...
- Lion's the nameless and faceless king of the Indian jungle
Naming Indian lions may help attract the world's attention to their condition
Naming Indian lions may help attract world’s attention to their conditionIf Cecil the magnificent blackmaned Zimbabwean lion did not have a name and a much-chronicled and photographed life too, would his cruel de...
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...
- Dance of Demoiselle cranes in Daryapur
Local bird-lovers are rejoicing this season as the year has recorded the highest number of winter migratory bird specie ever sighted in Mah...
- 250 lions dead over past 5 years in Gujarat
Is the world's only abode of Asiatic lions in Gujarat under threat? The Gir wildlife sanctuary and its periphery have witnessed no less tha...
69 leopards dead in eight weeksIndia's leopard count has gone down by 69 in past eight weeks, with many poisoned, ensnared in traps, killed in accidents or became victims...