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.
18 May, 2015, 03.31 PM IST
- No sign of Gir transfer, MP seeks to shift zoo lions to Kuno
The state government has decided to translocate Hyderabad-bred Asiatic lions to the Kuno reserve in Sheopur district, instead of waiting fo...
05 Dec, 2014, 06.22 PM IST
Railways agrees to limit train speed near Gir forest to prevent accidents with Asiatic lionsWestern Railway has agreed to reduce speed of trains passing through tracks near Gir forest in Gujarat's Amreli district to prevent acciden...
04 Jun, 2014, 04.23 PM IST
Railway agrees to limit train speed near Asiatic Lions' abodeThe meeting was held in the wake of the death of six Asiatic lions of Gir forest in separate accidents after being run over by trains.
04 Jun, 2014, 01.29 PM IST
- Lion run over by goods train near Amreli
In yet another incident, Asiatic lion was run over by a container train near Bhambhar village in Savarkundla taluka of Amreli district on S...
22 Feb, 2014, 01.48 PM IST
- Virus attack in Asiatic lions a hoax: Study
The result of examination of the presence of Canine Distemper Virus (CDR) or Pestes Des Petitis Ruminants Virus (PPVR) in Asiatic lion has ...
18 Oct, 2013, 02.27 PM IST
Asiatic lioness killed by farmer in GujaratAn Asiatic lioness was allegedly electrocuted by a farmer in his sugarcane field in Mathasuriya village along Gir Forest in Gujarat, depart...
11 Sep, 2013, 04.19 PM IST
- 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...
17 Aug, 2013, 10.39 PM IST
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 ...
17 Aug, 2013, 09.47 PM IST
- ‘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...
22 Apr, 2013, 01.32 AM IST
Gujarat has not given up fight yet on relocating Asiatic lionsThe Gujarat government would be exploring "all legal options" to challenge the Supreme Court verdict on relocation of Asiatic lions to neig...
17 Apr, 2013, 09.51 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
Lion dies of pneumonia in Gir forestA male Asiatic lion died in Dedakadi range of Gir forest due to pneumonia.
03 Jun, 2012, 05.24 PM IST
- Gir National Park to remain close for tourists in monsoon
Gir National Park, the only home to Asiatic lions, will remain closed for tourists during the monsoon season owing to the breeding of wild ...
15 Jun, 2011, 11.28 PM IST
- MP asks Centre to direct Gujarat for relocating Asiatic Lions
Asking the Centre to intervene in the long pending matter of relocation of Asiatic Lions from Gujarat to the state, Madhya Pradesh governme...
18 Aug, 2009, 08.51 PM IST
- Forest dept increases vigil around Gir sanctuary
Gujarat Forest Department has increased surveillance around Gir National Park in Junagadh in the wake of outbreak of anthrax in a village i...
16 Jun, 2008, 03.00 PM IST