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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...- 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...
- Gujarat’s Gir lions are loving coastal life like true beach babies, with population jumping from 10 in 2015 to 134 in just 10 yearsGujarat's lion population is dramatically shifting to coastal areas, with 134 lions now inhabiting these regions by 2025. Favorable conditi...
- 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...
- Lion population grows to 891 in GujaratGujarat's Asiatic lion population has significantly increased from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, according to the 16th lion census. The censu...
- 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...
- Watch as dogs and lions face off in close encounter in GujaratIn Savarkundla, Gujarat, two dogs and two lions faced off at a cowshed, separated by an iron gate. Caught on CCTV, the late-night encounter...
- 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 ...
- 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-facedMadhya Pradesh government's enthusiasm over Gujarat government's offer to give lions for its safari at Van Vihar, Bhopal, fizzled out when ...
- 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...
- ‘Amreli lion numbers up, may need another reserve’The state may soon need a second sanctuary for Asiatic lions on the banks of river Shetrunji if the forest department’s initial estimate of...
- Census of Asiatic lions begins in GujaratThe forest department conducts the head count for lions every five years in first week of May. The last census was conducted in 2010.
- Barda wait began with KunoIf 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...
- Lion population in Gujarat on the riseDespite step-motherly treatment by the Centre, the lion population has grown steadily along with the area in which they can be found, claim...
- MP plays Serengeti card to root for lions at KunoCountering Gujarat’s opposition to lion translocation project, the Madhya Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that a second habitat f...
- Gujarat opposes shifting lion sanctuary to MP tiger reserveAmidst growing concern over depleting tiger population in the country, Gujarat stoutly opposed in the Supreme Court, the Centre's proposal ...
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