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 …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Sasan (Gir): With the lion census due this year, the forest department in coordination with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will study the corridor movement of the lions. Earlier, the big cats were confined to the areas in and around Sasan and Dhari only, but …
Wild Cats Between 5-9 Years Will Be Tracked Sasan (Gir): It is official now. About 50 lions, out of the 359 lions, in Gir forest will be fitted with the Global Positioning System (GPS) collars. These lions will be mainly males in the age group of 5-9 years and at …
Despite Gujarat being in no mood to allow shifting of any of its Asiatic lions, the Madhya Pradesh government has spent over Rs. 14.53 crore to relocate 1,543 families in the Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary being prepared as an alternative habitat for the king of the jungle. At present, Asiatic …
Ahmedabad: The state government in the Assembly on Friday proclaimed that the Asiatic lion which died in Gir recently had jumped off the bridge and died of heommorage. However, forest and environment minister, Mangubhai Patel did not give reason why the lion had to jump off the bridge. On December …
Ahmedabad: Not a single jeep rolled out for lion safari on Wednesday morning. No snacks or even tea was available for tourists from 6 am to noon. Reason: Sasan villagers wanted to press for punitive action against those responsible for the death of a lion in a freak mishap on …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Despite getting four zoobred lions from Hyderabad, Delhi and Bhopal, the Madhya Pradesh (MP) will once again push for getting wild Asiatic lions from Gir sanctuary. Conservator of forest, Gwalior Murli Krishnan said he was in New Delhi on Monday to submit a report raising …
The wild cats will be imported from zoos in Hyderabad, Bhopal and Delhi Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: It is official now. After Gujarat snubbed Madhya Pradesh
Waiting anxiously to bring the 'king of the jungle' to Kuno Palpur sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh Government has claimed that the park spread over 900 sq kms can house as many as 60 Asiatic lions. With Gujarat Government refusing to part with its "pride" from Gir forests which is the only …
Manas Dasgupta GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government has decided to install microchips under the skin of the lions in the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, the only abode of the Asiatic lions, to track their movements. The decision was taken following a series of lion killings, both natural and …
Ahmedabad: The death of another eight-year-old lion in Dhari forest range within a week, has raised suspicions about whether the big cats succumbed to some disease.On Tuesday,forest department found a lion
AMRELI: An eight-year-old lion was found dead in Dhari forest range of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in the second such incident in less than a week, forest officials said on Tuesday. Body recovered The body was recovered a couple of days ago by some villagers in Khamba taluka. According to the …
Amreli: A lion was found dead in a village in Khamba taluka of Amreli district on Thursday morning. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained, the forest department said.According to sources, the carcass was found in the morning from the field of Babu Vekariya, which is located in …
The Centre has proposed Project Lion, a conservation project on the lines of Project Tiger, to protect the last remaining Asiatic lions in India. A 2005 census found that there were 359 Asiatic lions left, all at Gujarat's Gir wildlife sanctuary. The Centre had made several attempts to reintroduce this …
Vertebrates are an indicator of the quality of the environment and are considered necessary to reduce the time and effort required to develop management strategies. This study document the species diversity of lower vertebrates in the Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, with special reference to fishes, amphibians and reptiles.
