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Trump calls court freeze on $100,000 H-1B fee ‘crazy’ and 'hurting our country'US President Donald Trump slammed federal judges for blocking his administration's USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee, calling the system "crazy". W...
US lawmakers cheer as court blocks $100,000 H-1B fee in major blow to Trump visa curbsUS lawmakers welcomed a court ruling blocking a proposed USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee, despite White House plans to appeal. The decision cruci...
New Delhi to host first International Big Cat Alliance summit in June, global conservation push plannedNew Delhi will host the first International Big Cat Alliance summit on June 1 and 2. World leaders and experts will gather to finalize the ...
Why do tigers rest for 16–20 hours a day? IITian-IFS officer shares fascinating explanation.Tigers need long rest periods for survival. IFS officer Himanshu Tyagi explains this is due to energy conservation. Tigers understand calor...
Rs 75 crore safari park, tourist facilities to be developed in Barda sanctuary area: Gujarat CMGujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated that lions have today emerged as a global symbol of India's pride, stated that at the World L...
Asiatic lion numbers surge 32% in five years, touch 891: ReportIndia's Asiatic lion population is growing. The latest count shows 891 lions in 2025, a 32.2% increase from 2020. Female lion numbers are a...
In Gujarat, lions are royalty. But what happens when there’s no room for the Crown?India's successful conservation efforts have led to a surge in populations of lions, tigers, leopards, and cheetahs, creating a challenge o...
Expanding lion habitat in Gujarat gets support from the governmentWith their numbers increasing to 674 in 2020 from 523 in 2015, lions are expanding their habitat and are migrating to other districts like ...
World Lion Day 2023: PM Modi commends conservation endeavors; Here's what you should know about the dayWorld Lion Day is celebrated annually on August 10 to raise awareness of the sharp decline in lion populations due to threats ranging from ...
Reexamining translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir to MP's Kuno National Park: Centre to SCThe application said that in view of the recent introduction of African cheetahs in the Kuno National Park and steps taken to secure the fu...
World Lion Day 2022: History, significance and all you need to knowThe past five decades have seen significant decline in the lion population globally by as much as 95%, which has placed these animals in th...
Wildlife checklist: Take your dream safari to Gujarat's Gir National Park or Jim Corbett in UttarakhandEnjoy a jungle safari to raise awareness on wildlife conservation.
Centre allocates Rs 59 crore for Asiatic Lion conservation in Gujarat's GirThe minister assured the state that this project will be a model scheme in the times to come and would not be like a routine affair.
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...
India has 70% of world's lion population: Anil Dave"India has the largest population of lions in the world. We have a whooping 2,400 lions at present. Similar success has been achieved in ca...
Gujarat's Gir celebrates 50 years as lions' sole sanctuaryGir sanctuary completes 50 years of conservation on Friday with the release of a special postal stamp and launch of year-long festivities.
Is it time to find a second home for Gir's free-ranging population of Asiatic lions?As India celebrates the success story of the Gir lions, it’s time to ask shouldn’t we safeguard national treasures and establish a second f...
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.
Green signal for lion safari park in UPSP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav first came up with the idea of the lion safari project in 2005 but it could not take shape further in BSP re...
- ‘Gir saturated, transfer a lifeline’
"It is important to have a second population to save the last wild Asiatic lions," says ecologist Craig Packer, director of the Lion Resear...