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 …
In a bid to provide succour from the sweltering heat to the growing population of Asiatic lions, the Gujarat forest department has set up 150 new artificial water points in Gir national park for the convenience of felines to quench their thirst. Deputy Conservator, Gir National Park, Sandeep Kumar said …
Despite concerns from conservationists, Zambia is preparing to lift a 2013 ban on the hunting of wild lions and leopards in order to raise funds. This move may seem "extremely outrageous," however, tourism and arts minister Jean Kapata assures critics that the profits gained from hunting these big cats could …
Rajasthan seems to be losing its tigers to Madhya Pradesh. The movement of tigers from Ranthambore national park in Rajasthan to Kuno-Palpur wildlife sanctuary has established the natural corridor between the two sanctuaries is functional. In April 2013, the Supreme Court had ordered translocation of Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir …
Population of lions in Gir forest and other protected areas has gone up by 27 % as compared to 2010 Days after lion census 2015 concluded that population of Asiatic lions in Gir forest and other protected areas has gone up by 27 per cent as compared to 2010, state …
The lion population has increased by 27% per cent in Saurashtra, but vital lion sanctuaries in the state including Sasan Gir, Mityalal and Paniya are still waiting for government to declare the limits of their eco-sensitive buffer zone. Supreme Court made it mandatory for all sanctuaries in the state to …
Census finds 27% increase in number of endangered lions found in their only habitat in the world – the Gir forest of Gujarat Wildlife experts have welcomed census figures showing India’s population of endangered Asiatic lions has increased in the last five years in the western state of Gujarat. Gujarat …
Sasan (Junagadh district): Gujarat's pride has become substantial as lion numbers in Gir have crossed the 500 mark to 523, registering a robust growth rate of 27%. The royal beasts have also expanded their territory by a good 109%. Interestingly, the tiger count which was announced last year after the …
The lion population had risen from 411 in 2010 to 523 in 2015, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said, quoting the findings of the latest lion census. Gir forest in the western state of Gujarat is the only home to Asiatic lions. Once widespread in Gujarat, their numbers shrank to …
According to 2015 census, there are 109 male, 201 female and 213 sub-adult lions in the wilderness of these four districts. Even as the Supreme Court of Indian has ordered trans location of endangered Asiatic lions from Gir forest in Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh in best interest of species, the …
The king of the jungle has doubled his kingdom in Gujarat over the past five years. From 10,500 sq km in the 2010 census, the big cats have widened their abode to 22,000 sq km in Saurashtra region as per preliminary reports of the lion census of 2015. The number …
Global pressure is building to end the importation of lion trophies from "canned" hunts in Africa. But those hunts are getting more popular. When Australia banned the importation of lion trophies this year, it became the first country to take legislative action against the lucrative business of hunting captive lions, …
Niranjan Savani (39), a dentist in Pennsylvania, has taken urgent leave from work to come to India for two weeks. Not for any pressing personal engagement but to engage himself in the matters of heart — to take part in the four-day lion census beginning May 2. Like Savani, many …
Poachers are using photographs taken by safari tourists to hunt down and kill incredibly rare lions, tigers and elephants by downloading digital data attached to the images revealing the exact locations of animals. Many modern cameras and smartphones automatically record the exact time and location where an image is taken …
The much awaited Asiatic Lion census, covering one of the biggest ever area in its census will cover over 1500 villages around the sanctuary. The nine month long exercise which began since June last year has revealed that the lions have found new homes in around 1500 villages in eight …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Friday sought details from forest officials about incidents of fire, if any, caused by the mining mafia on the banks of Shetrunji river near Gir sanctuary for mining activity. Fire creates a lot of trouble for the wildlife in the protected area which is the …
A census of Asiatic lions will be carried out in May to find out the exact number of the big cats in Gujarat, where their population stood just over 400 five years ago, the Assembly was informed today. As per the last census, carried out in 2010, there were 411 …
Gujarat has finally presented a strong case to protect its pride — the Asiatic lion. Instead of taking refuge in technicalities, the state government has recently presented before the apex court scientific studies and guidelines of world's top conservation body — International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) — suggesting …
DAKAR – A lion has been spotted in Gabon for the first time in nearly 20 years, raising hopes the animals long feared extinct in the country could be returning, conservationists said on Thursday. Lions used to roam Central Africa in their hundreds in the middle of the last century. …
Lion body parts used as trophies from hunting will no longer be allowed to be imported or exported, environment minister Greg Hunt says The Australian government is banning the import and export of hunting ‘trophies’ made from the body parts of lions, in an attempt to help curb the organised …
