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Govt says 555 Asiatic lions died in five years, no rise in mortality rateOver the years, experts have demanded the translocation of lions in India as the big cats have been geographically isolated in Gir. A secon...
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...
Gujarat swallows its pride, may agree to translocate Gir lions to Kuno SanctuaryThe development comes amid reports of lions from Gir stepping into human habitations, turning man-eaters and being moved to captivity.
Rajasthan may change stripes over Gujarat lionsBJP-ruled Rajasthan government is likely to come to Gujarat’s rescue over the issue of lion translocation from Gir to Kuno Palpur in Madhya...
- Centre may use tiger to ambush lion translocation
The central government plans to stall the translocation of lions from Gir to Kuno using tiger conservation as leverage.
Madhya Pradesh tests Modi’s lion-transfer moodThe Madhya Pradesh government has forwarded a proposal for Rs 80 crore assistance to the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), ...
Fresh prey-density estimate must before shifting Gir lions: GujaratGujarat has reiterated that the proposed translocation of Gir lions to Kuno Palpur be based strictly on the new guidelines of the Internati...
Kuno may get 12 lions in first phaseSix months after the Supreme Court ordered the translocation of Asiatic lions from Gir in Gujarat to Palpur Kuno in Madhya Pradesh, an expe...
- After snubbing MP, Gujarat to send Asiatic Lions to Uttar Pradesh
After rejecting the proposal to send Asiatic lions to a sanctuary in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat government is set to transfer fou...
After snubbing MP, Gujarat to send Asiatic Lions to UPGujarat govt set to transfer four animals to the proposed safari at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's native Saifai village in ...
- New numbers beat old case hollow
If you thought the question of diversity in gene pool and the argument on dangers of putting all eggs in one basket prompting the idea of t...
- Translocating animals outside home turf is high risk: International Union for Conservation of Nature
The latest guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on translocation of wildlife could prove to be a major r...
Madhya Pradesh confident of reclaiming its 'tiger state' tag in next census: State forest ministerMadhya Pradesh that is in loggerhead with Gujarat over translocation of lions is now confident to reclaim its 'tiger state' tag in the next...
Gujarat claws its way back in lion warThe battle over the translocation of lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh is back in the Supreme Court.
- ‘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...
- Shifting of lions: Sasan observes bandh
The streets of Sasan, which are generally abuzz with activity since six in the morning, wore a deserted look on Thursday.
- 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...
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...
- MP plays Serengeti card to root for lions at Kuno
Countering 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 reserve
Amidst growing concern over depleting tiger population in the country, Gujarat stoutly opposed in the Supreme Court, the Centre's proposal ...