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GUJARAT LION DEATHS
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...
Over 300 lions died in Gujarat in 2 years; government spent Rs 37 crore to prevent unnatural deaths: MinisterGujarat witnessed the deaths of 307 lions over the past two years, with 41 attributed to unnatural causes such as falling into wells, drown...
Gujarat government spent more than Rs 277 cr on lion conservation in two yearsThe state government has spent Rs 277.93 crore on lion conservation in 2022 and 2023, the minister said, responding to questions by Congres...
240 lions, 370 leopards died in Gujarat in 2 years: Forest Minister in AssemblyOf the 240 lion deaths, 124 were reported in 2021 and 116 in 2022. In case of leopards, 179 died in 2021 and 191 last year, the minister sa...
Gir lions to be translocated only after looking at all aspects: Govt in ParliamentIn April 2013, the Supreme Court had ordered the shifting of some of Gujarat's lions to the Kuno sanctuary in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, ...
Gir lions will not be relocated, situation under control: Gujarat CM RupaniGujarat CM Vijay Rupani said the government had involved world-class experts to tackle the situation and control the spread of the deadly v...
Gujarat lion deaths: Congress leader Ahmed Patel writes to PM ModiRajya Sabha MP from Gujarat said the death of Gir lions is a "manifestation of negligence" and "result of the state government's prolonged ...
10 more Gir lions die one by one in 10 days, total toll up to 21Four of the 11 lions that died between September 12 and September 16 were infected with canine distemper virus (CDV). This lethal virus spr...
HC issues notices to Guj, Centre on death of 184 lions in 2 yrsA division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi issued notices to the state government and the Centre, returnabl...
HC issues notices to Gujarat, Centre on death of 184 lions in 2 yearsThe government had earlier said that there were four reasons behind the "unnatural" death of lions- road accidents, railway tracks passing ...
Rise in deaths of Asiatic lions in Gujarat: GovernmentJavadekar said that in 2013, the total number of deaths were 76 while in 2014, 78 lions died. The death figure increased to 91 in 2015.
Gujarat reports 310 lion deaths in five yearsThe Gujarat government has told the state assembly that some 310 Asiatic lions, including 136 cubs, died in five years starting April 1, 20...
- 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 ...
Eighth lion dies at ambitious Etawah Lion Safari ProjectThe ambitious Lion Safari project in Etawah, a flagship project of the Uttar Pradesh government, suffered another lion death on Saturday wh...
- 129 Gir lions died in past two years
The number of lions that died in the Gir sanctuary and outside the reserved forest area has increased in the past two years.
238 lions died in Gir forest in five years, says Congress MLAAlleging carelessness in protecting Asiatic lions by the Gujarat State Forest Department, Ribadiya claimed that 238 lions had died during t...
Gujarat lost 66 lions in one yearThe Gujarat government has accepted on the floor of the state assembly that 66 lions had died in the past one year and, of these, 55 had di...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.