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 …
On the eve of census of the Asiatic lion population in Gir forest beginning later this week, the State wildlife officials are confident that the new, modern methods adopted this time would reduce the margin of counting errors. The State officials are also optimistic that the number of the big …
Shobha and Ravindra, the two lions brought from Bannerghatta last June, seem to be in good health and have not been showing signs of aggression, said Dr Vinaya Jangale, wildlife vet at the SGNP.
PRATIK SALUNKE and ATEEQ SHAIKH MUMBAI Forest rangers at pril 20: Forest rangers at the sprawling Sanjay Gandhi National Park are seeing their worst nightmare come true. A lioness, part of the safari show there, escaped into the wilderness after attacking her watchman-keeper late on Tuesday night. The rangers said …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The MP government has reportedly stated that if an average of 10 lions die unnaturally in Gir every year, then there is no harm in Gujarat government parting with five lions for its Kuno Palpur project. The counter affidavit filed by the MP government in …
Gandhinagar: In another startling revelation related to Gir lions, the state government stated in the Assembly on Thursday that 116 lions had died in Gir Sanctuary between January 2007 and January 2010. Of these, 108 are said to have died in the natural course and seven were hunted to death. …
Rajkot: A day after a lion was axed to death, a decomposed carcass of an Asiatic lion was found in Junagadh on Tuesday. The postmortem report, however, stated the big cat died of old age a fortnight ago. The body was found along Machundri river at Jokhiya, near Gir West, …
Rajkot: The lion that was found dead with severe wounds on its throat and head died of the fatal traumatic injury. This was confirmed by the postmortem report, refuting claims of any other cause of death. Assitant conservator of forest (ACF) Anita Karne told TOI that inquiry in the matter …
Rajkot: Gujarat state forest department is getting ready for lion census to be conducted from April 24 next month in Gir sanctuary in Junagadh district. Nearly 1,500 officials will be deployed for the exercise, conducted every five years for a headcount of Asiatic lions at Gir, sources from the department …
Kulsum Yusuf | TNN Rajkot: In a bizarre incident, a lion was axed to death by some villagers in the greater Gir concept area of Junagadh district on Monday. Before it was killed, the lion had attacked seven people, including three of its attackers, who were hospitalised after the incident, …
A farmer axed a three-year-old lion to death Monday after it mauled five people and also tried to attack him in Gujarat's Junagadh district that houses the Sasan Gir Lion Sanctuary, forest officials said Monday. The lion was brought down in
GANDHINAGAR: Narendra Modi says Asiatic lions are the pride of Gujarat and he won't part with them. But the animals seem to be endangered in their sole habitat. The state government has admitted that 72 lions died in the Gir sanctuary in the past two years. Of them, one was …
Gandhinagar: The state government on Tuesday admitted that 72 lions had died in the Gir sanctuary in the past two years, of which one was killed by poachers and the rest died in the natural course. It also added that there were 291 lions inside the Gir sanctuary which covers …
Gandhinagar, March 9: Gujarat government has admitted that as many as 72 lions have died in the Gir forest in Gujarat. Gir is the only abode of lions in the entire Asia. In a written reply to a question asked by Congress MLA Chandubhai Dabhi, the Gujarat government said that …
Gandhinagar: The state government, for the first time, came out in the open in the state assembly regarding its opposition to shifting of Asiatic lions from Gir to Madhya Pradesh. The government in reply to the question asked by MLA of Karjan Chandu Dabhi said on Tuesday that for conservation …
AHMEDABAD: For hundreds of years now, this lion-faced state has been a natural abode of the jungle king. Lions were hunted in large numbers in northern and western India in 19th century. Gir was their last refuge because the Gujaratis protected them. It is on sound scientific counts that Gujarat …
By Anurag Joshi Bhopal, Feb 19: The Government of Gujarat is interested in monopolising the possession of Asiatic Lions as it has refused to give Lions for Madhya Pradesh during the hearing in Supreme Court. Proposal of Government of India (GoI) to exchange Asiatic Lions of Gir Sanctuary with tigers …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: RK Hirpara, posted as a veterinary doctor in Sasan, has quit his job. Reason: he got a pay cut. Two more veterinary doctors who were working with the forest department have also suddenly resigned. Officials said these veterinary doctors were on contract with the forest …
