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...
28 Mar, 2023, 08.48 PM IST
View: Welcoming back the cheetah to IndiaAll these factors induced by human action are symbolic of just one thing — an outright domination of the natural world by man. The reintrod...
10 Sep, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
70 years after extinction in India, 1st batch of cheetahs set to arrive in AugustApart from its fantastic speed - which I have seen only on film and observed it in a couple of zoos - I had not been much enamoured of the ...
29 Jul, 2022, 11.08 PM IST
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
- Barda wait began with Kuno
If 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...
08 Oct, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
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...
07 Oct, 2014, 04.30 AM IST
- Madhya Pradesh govt's reminder to environment ministry on Gir lions' translocation to state
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi had refused to entertain the request of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government for translocation.
10 Mar, 2014, 08.57 AM IST
- 'Human Assisted Dispersal' of lions will be a very good development
The re-introduction of Asiatic Lions in some part of their former range, which once existed from West Asia to eastern parts of India, has l...
02 Aug, 2013, 07.53 PM 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
- MP wants Gir lions for tourism, not conservation
Palpur- Madhya Pradesh seems to be only interested in tourism.A drive down to the sanctuary reveals that Madhya Pradesh wanted the state's ...
22 May, 2013, 03.10 AM IST
'Human assisted dispersal' of lions a good move: Bombay Natural Hisotry SocietyBNHS observes that whenever natural dispersal of wild species is not possible any longer due to lack of habitat corridors because of human ...
21 Apr, 2013, 06.02 PM IST
- SC orders Gujarat to give lions to Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat will lose its status as the world's only home for wild Asiatic lions. Supreme Court on Monday ordered that some of the lions should...
16 Apr, 2013, 06.28 AM IST
- Shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh: SC to Centre
Asiatic lions will have a second home in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno wildlife sanctuary as the apex court permitted their relocation in limited n...
15 Apr, 2013, 08.34 PM IST
Supreme Court allows translocation of Asiatic lions to Madhya PradeshThe Supreme Court today allowed trans-location of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, saying the species is under threat of extin...
15 Apr, 2013, 04.05 PM IST
- Cheetah reintroduction stirs up debate
Even as the Supreme Court will hear a petition opposing reintroduction of cheetah in India on Monday, the issue has stirred up a debate ove...
02 Jul, 2012, 04.27 AM IST
Supreme Court red flags move to translocate African cheetah in IndiaThe Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the ministry of environment and forests by staying its ambitious cheetah reintroduction projec...
09 May, 2012, 05.43 AM IST
- SC stays Cheetah Re-introduction Project
The Supreme Court today stayed the implementation of the Cheetah Reintroduction Programme by which the ministry of environment and forests ...
08 May, 2012, 11.05 PM IST