Affidavit by HPCL Shapoorji Energy Pvt Ltd. in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, February 12, 2020 in the matter of Protection of Environment and Public Service Committee Vs Union of India & Others. The matter related to an all-weather deep-draft port at village Chhara Sarakhadi in taluka Kodinar …
A second home would be insurance against disease Should Asiatic lions remain confined to their last natural habitat in Gir (in Gujarat) or should their roar also be heard in other parts of the country where they roamed till about 150 years ago? The short answer is that it makes …
The just-concluded 13th Asiatic Lion census in Gir Sanctuary has revealed an increase in their numbers. Shubhlakshmi Shukla, the only reporter to tag along with the hundreds of officials and volunteers who conducted the exercise, reports It was three in the morning and there was a stench of fresh meat. …
Ahmedabad: The move to shift 100 Maldharis families outside the Gir sanctuary has again raised a debate on if the move was in the interest of the lion population. Local experts feel that shifting the Maldharis would indirectly affect the feeding pattern the lion, forcing them to move out of …
Globally, a majority of people including Indians are not aware that India has wild lions. The tiger, which replaced the lion as the national animal in the early 1970s, does hog the headlines and therefore has a much stronger link to India and an overwhelming presence in public conscience. The …
Gandhinagar: The 2010 census has found 74 lions in the revenue areas of Amreli, Bhavnagar and Junagadh. Forest department officials said that the figure could have gone up to about 85-90 as those in the revenue area around Sasan were included in the count for Gir National Park. They said …
Chief Minister Narendra Modi made out emotion pitch against giving some Gir lions to Madhya Pradesh lions in his first ever official statement on the issue. While announcing the latest lion census figures on Sunday he said,
The Gir forest, the last surviving home of Asiatic lions in the subcontinent, has finally brought some cheer to wildlife conservationists. According to the 2010 lion population estimate, there are 411 lions, an increase of 52 over the last count in 2005. The announcement was made by Gujarat Chief Minister …
While the official number of Asiatic lions in the Gir sanctuary will be known on Friday, local people involved in the process of collecting and collating data estimate the figure at around 400. Census of the Asiatic lions in its last natural habitat was conducted between April 25 and April …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Gujarat, the last abode of the Asiatic lion, has added some more to the big cat pride. Forest officials involved in the lion census in Gir and surrounding areas said an increase of 12-15% has been recorded in the number of lions compared to the …
Mumbai A week after Shobha the lioness killed a guard at the lion safari gates at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, an internal report has highlighted the need for strengthening security, specifically the nature of the gates. The park authorities, meanwhile, suggested that the guard might have been overconfident. An …
Manas Dasgupta GANDHINAGAR: The four-day exercise to count the number of Asiatic Lions at its only abode in the Gir forest in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, concluded on Tuesday. Officials engaged in the census, refused to be drawn into the number game till all reports were cross-checked and tabulations …
Ahmedabad: No less than 70 air-conditioned cars have been hired by the forest department for the officials during the fourday census which concluded on Tuesday. Sources in the department said that the forest department was estimating an expenditure of 25 lakh for the census. Sources said that during census the …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: It was true night safari inside Gir. Census 2010 of the rare Asiatic lions at Gir sanctuary has proved to be a once-in-alifetime experience for many. Kishore Kotecha, a volunteer who was part of the expedition in the photographer category, recalls his experience during the …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Loud cheers resounded in a portion of Gir sanctuary as children started clicking photographs. This was when a pride of lions was spotted during the ongoing census. You might wonder as to what were children doing at the spot. Well, the lion census has actually …
Many Sightings In First Round Have Fuelled Expectations Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: It was 1 am, the beat guard inside the sanctuary heard a lion
Ahmedabad: Keeping in view the scorching heat that enumerators will have to encounter during the lion census, the forest department is taking all precautions. It will include a team of doctors and a constant supply of drinking water, juices and biscuits for the volunteers participating in the four-day event beginning …
