Moment of 'Pride': Asiatic Lion Finds New Home in Barda Wildlife Sanctuary after over 140 Years
1 year, 11 months ago

Moment of 'Pride': Asiatic Lion Finds New Home in Barda Wildlife Sanctuary after over 140 Years

News 18  

The Asiatic Lion, the pride of Gujarat and India, has found a new and second home in Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, near Porbandar. As a lion and wildlife enthusiast, I am very happy that Asiatic Lions are dispersing naturally in Gujarat and that one of them reached the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday on its own. I am ready to provide whatever assistance required from our end for the development of the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary as the second abode of the Asiatic Lions.” Gujarat State Forest Department has identified Barda Wildlife Sanctuary as the second home for Asiatic Lions to naturally disperse and establish in the area. As per experts, eco-climatic and human community resemblance with many parts of the Gir Forest makes Barda Wildlife Sanctuary a suitable home for the Asiatic Lions.

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In Gujarat’s Amreli, Lion Spotted Resting In Cotton Crops
3 months, 3 weeks ago

In Gujarat’s Amreli, Lion Spotted Resting In Cotton Crops

News 18  

Junagadh, Amreli and Gir Somnath districts are home to many wild animals including lions, deer and monkeys. There have been many incidents when the lions were spotted roaming on the roads of Junagadh and Amreli districts, creating terror among the locals. Recently, a lion was spotted resting in the Wadi area of Morajar village of Dhari taluka in Amreli district. …

Gujarat’s Barda pitched as new home for lions, to be moved from Gir
1 year, 9 months ago

Gujarat’s Barda pitched as new home for lions, to be moved from Gir

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat government has proposed a second home for Asiatic lions in Gujarat at Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, about 100km away from their present home at Gir National Park, finally pushing ahead with a long-delayed plan to move some lions from their only and very crowded home in the country, a move that would also protect the population from diseases. State …

Why the Asiatic Lion needs a second home
2 years, 4 months ago

Why the Asiatic Lion needs a second home

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 10, 2022 06:00 IST April 15, 2013 is one of those days I will never forget in my life. This was wonderful news, as establishing a second free-ranging population of wild Asiatic lions was crucial for building on the remarkably successful conservation that the people and government of Gujarat had achieved over the decades. The goal of …

Wild wild worry: Why the Asiatic lion needs a home other than Gujarat’s Gir
2 years, 4 months ago

Wild wild worry: Why the Asiatic lion needs a home other than Gujarat’s Gir

Firstpost  

Gujarat’s Gir national park is the only abode of the Asiatic lion in the world. Asiatic lions are found in only one place in the world – Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and its surrounding areas. “If something happens to the to the population in Gir, there is always going to be an additional free-ranging population of …

World Lion Day 2021: 5 Places to See Lions in the Wild
3 years, 4 months ago

World Lion Day 2021: 5 Places to See Lions in the Wild

News 18  

Happy World Lion Day! Kuno Wildlife Sactuary, Madhya Pradesh Sprawling over an area of 133 square miles in the Sheopur and Morena districts of Madhya Pradesh, Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary is 200 kilometres from Gwalior. Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh 70kilometres away from Varanasi, Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary is home to many species and is a marvel for picnic goers …

Healthy and safe, Asiatic lion prides now search for new homes
3 years, 9 months ago

Healthy and safe, Asiatic lion prides now search for new homes

Live Mint  

Three years after a deadly virus struck India's endangered Asiatic lions in their last remaining natural habitat, conservationists are hunting for new homes to help booming prides roam free. Hunting and human encroachment saw the population plunge to just 20 by 1913, and the lions are now found only in a wildlife sanctuary in India's western Gujarat state. "We vaccinated …

Asiatic Lion Casually Checks into Hotel in Junagadh, Viral CCTV Footage Causes Concern
3 years, 10 months ago

Asiatic Lion Casually Checks into Hotel in Junagadh, Viral CCTV Footage Causes Concern

News 18  

In an unusual incident, an Asiatic lion recently checked itself into a hotel in Junagadh, Gujarat. In the viral footage, the lion can be seen leaping over the boundary wall of the recently launched Sarovar Portico hotel in Junagadh on Monday. The videos soon went viral and were shared by IFS officer Susanta Nanda who took to Twitter to point …

Asiatic Lions Return to Girnar Forest After State Dept Take Up Drive to Restore Wildlife
4 years ago

Asiatic Lions Return to Girnar Forest After State Dept Take Up Drive to Restore Wildlife

News 18  

Located in the drought prone region of Gujarat in Junagadh, Girnar forests was home to the Asiatic lion till 1963. Several laws came into enforcement and over 1,100 illegal wood cutters, whose livelihood was dependent on the forest, were trained and offered alternate opportunities. The state forest department and nature lovers joined hands to start a movement to restore the …

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