What's stopping the Asiatic lions of Gir from getting a new home?Gujarat’s refusal to move some of Gir’s lions to Madhya Pradesh despite the death of 24 lions has more to do with politics than the effecti...
20 Oct, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
2 more Gir lions die, pride under threatTwo more Gir lions died on Monday, taking the death toll in the deadly outbreak of canine distemper virus (CDV) and tick-borne babesiosis i...
03 Oct, 2018, 04.20 AM IST
- Gujarat offers 'sick' lions for Bhopal zoo, Madhya Pradesh government red-faced
Madhya Pradesh government's enthusiasm over Gujarat government's offer to give lions for its safari at Van Vihar, Bhopal, fizzled out when ...
01 Mar, 2016, 04.10 PM IST
- Centre may use tiger to ambush lion translocation
The central government plans to stall the translocation of lions from Gir to Kuno using tiger conservation as leverage.
05 Aug, 2015, 05.18 PM IST
Conservation of Gir lions a success; but conservationists fear risks of single-location reservesGir in the southern Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat, which is the lone abode of the Asiatic lion in the wild.
18 May, 2015, 03.31 PM IST
- No sign of Gir transfer, MP seeks to shift zoo lions to Kuno
The state government has decided to translocate Hyderabad-bred Asiatic lions to the Kuno reserve in Sheopur district, instead of waiting fo...
05 Dec, 2014, 06.22 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh tests Modi’s lion-transfer moodThe Madhya Pradesh government has forwarded a proposal for Rs 80 crore assistance to the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), ...
16 Jun, 2014, 02.46 AM IST
- Expert panel's team to assess Kuno's preparedness
The 12-member committee was formed last year following the Supreme Court order of April 15, 2013.
16 Feb, 2014, 05.20 AM IST
Gir lions translocation: Experts' report draws flakEven as the Gujarat government prepares to file a curative petition against the shifting of some lion prides from Gir to Kuno Wildlife Sanc...
24 Nov, 2013, 01.07 AM IST
- Kuno lion translocation report mum on conservation
Gujarat is being forced to share its pride – the Gir lions – with Madhya Pradesh just so that the neighbouring state becomes a more attract...
15 Nov, 2013, 04.20 AM IST
Kuno may get 12 lions in first phaseSix months after the Supreme Court ordered the translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir in Gujarat to Palpur Kuno in Madhya Pradesh, an expe...
22 Oct, 2013, 07.18 AM IST
- New numbers beat old case hollow
If you thought the question of diversity in gene pool and the argument on dangers of putting all eggs in one basket prompting the idea of t...
12 Aug, 2013, 03.05 AM IST
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...
27 Jul, 2013, 03.56 AM IST
- Gir lions to roar in MP soon
Roar of translocated Gir lions will be heard in Sheopur district, if everything goes well.
23 Jul, 2013, 07.35 AM IST
- Translocating animals outside home turf is high risk: International Union for Conservation of Nature
The latest guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on translocation of wildlife could prove to be a major r...
19 Jul, 2013, 03.37 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh confident of reclaiming its 'tiger state' tag in next census: State forest ministerMadhya Pradesh that is in loggerhead with Gujarat over translocation of lions is now confident to reclaim its 'tiger state' tag in the next...
27 Jun, 2013, 09.13 PM IST
- MP plays Serengeti card to root for lions at Kuno
Countering Gujarat’s opposition to lion translocation project, the Madhya Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that a second habitat f...
23 Aug, 2012, 04.03 AM IST