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...
28 Feb, 2023, 07.21 PM IST
Endangered population: How Tauktae cyclone scare flagged concerns for Gir’s lionsGir’s lions may have escaped the Tauktae fury, but the cyclone scare has flagged the risk of keeping the entire endangered population in on...
29 May, 2021, 11.00 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
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...
26 Mar, 2018, 05.12 PM IST
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 ...
26 Mar, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
32 lions died accidental deaths in Gir in last two yearsWhile 12 lions, including cubs, died in 2016, 20 died of unnatural causes in 2017, Gujarat forest minister Ganpat Vasava told the House. In...
05 Mar, 2018, 07.55 PM IST
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.
09 May, 2016, 04.50 PM IST
Over 40 big cats died during last two months in Gujarat: Prakash JavadekarOver 40 big cats including lions and leopards have died during the last two months in Gujarat, the government today said.
23 Jul, 2015, 06.32 PM IST
- 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.
09 Mar, 2015, 07.36 PM IST
Lion found dead near JunagadhA lion was found dead in Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU)'s research farm on the outskirts of Junagadh town on Tuesday morning.
24 Sep, 2014, 01.40 PM IST
66 lions died in Gujarat last year; not a single one poached: GovtThe Forest Minister also listed some steps taken by government to stop unnatural deaths of lions, like construction of fence along the of r...
11 Jul, 2014, 09.29 PM IST
Accidents killed 13 lions in 1 year in GujaratThe state government has admitted that 13 lions died in accidents in Gir-Somnath, Amreli and Jungadh districts in the year beginning June 1...
05 Jul, 2014, 12.59 AM IST
- 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...
22 Jun, 2014, 08.01 AM IST
- After lion safari, Etawah to provide shelter to tuskers
The Samajwadi Party plans to develop its bastion Etawah into a prolific wildlife centre.
24 Dec, 2013, 03.22 AM IST
- Animal rights body protests death of circus hippopotamus
The recent death of a hippopotamus due to the alleged negligence of Gemini Circus in Kerala has led to this urgent appeal by FIAPO.
18 Jul, 2013, 05.50 PM IST
- In one day, three leopards die in Junagadh
In yet another case of infighting among big cats in Gir, a leopard was killed by a lion on the outskirts of Dalkhaniya village in Gir west ...
27 Dec, 2009, 05.03 AM IST