Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Advocating for lifting of ban on sand mining from the rivers, especially those passing through forest areas, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that one of the reasons for the unprecedented flood in Gir forest and other parts of Saurashtra region …
Gujarat high court (HC) on Thursday directed the state authorities to initiate action against commercial establishments and under-construction buildings around Gir sanctuary that exist in violation of the new eco-tourism policy. The state government submitted before the court that there are 156 commercial units in Gir-Somnath, 71 in Amreli and …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Asiatic Lions, 04/08/2015. The number of Asiatic Lion has increased from 411 in 2010 to 523 in 2015 in Gir Forest National Park and nearby habitats in Gujarat. As informed by the State Government of Gujarat, ten lions have been reported as died due …
Monsoon flooding that killed dozens of people in western India last month also hurt the world's last population of wild Asiatic lions, forest officials said in a report. At least 81 people died in mudslides, collapsed homes or high waters in Gujarat state, while thousands were forced to evacuate their …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Thursday directed the state chief secretary to finally notify the eco-tourism policy for Gir sanctuary by June 24 and place it before the court the next day. The bench headed by Justice Jayant Patel refused to grant more time to the state government to finalize …
Rampant eco-tourism could hamper the mating period and impede population growth; lions require complete privacy while mating While Gujarat may have seen an increase in the count of Asiatic lions in the Saurashtra region, as per the latest census, local communities and civil society organisations see illegal mining and rampant …
The success of conservation efforts in increasing the population of lions in Gujarat — the only abode of the endangered big cats — makes it difficult to believe that as recently as 1964, you could legally hunt these lions just for a fee of Rs 300, And this was possible …
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 …
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 …
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 …
AHMEDABAD: Ahead of the 12-member committee meeting to discuss translocation of lions from Gir to Kuno Palpur (KP) in Madhya Pradesh (MP) scheduled for this month end, the Gujarat government has made it clear that MP will have to first satisfy the requirement of creating a sanctuary spread over 700 …
Weeks after a farmer blocked a route, Gujarat forest department has reduced the number of permits for lion safaris in Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (GNPWS) at Sasan-Gir in Junagadh district. Naran Solanki, a farmer, blocked way to Bhambhafod check-post in early February after it was found that the …
Gujarat high court on Thursday sought an explanation from the Centre and the state government over the proposed new tourism zone in Dhari division of Gir sanctuary, the last abode of Asiatic lions. Taking suo motu cognizance of an anonymous letter from a local resident taking exception to construction in …
Madhya Pradesh forest officials have again got on camera a Rajasthan tiger T-38 in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary where Gir lions from Gujarat are proposed to be shifted. Its dominance in the area has now become a cause of concern for the two states. State forest officials are more worried over its …
AHMEDABAD: In a major blow to the Gujarat government, the last hope against translocation of Asiatic lions to Kuno Palpur has been dashed. The three judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India R M Lodha rejected the curative petition filed by Gujarat government against the apex court's order directing …
Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar on Thursday assured the Assembly that Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir Wildlife Sanctuary would be translocated to Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Sheopur district soon. Replying to query by Satyapal Singh Sikarwar (ruling Bharatiya Janata Party) during the Question Hour, Shejwar said a technical committee …
The lions of Gir in Gujarat are now under the radar of Wildlife Institute of India (WII). In view of the rising incidents of their straying, at least 10 lions are being radio collared to study their migration patterns outside the Protected Area. It will be for the first time …
After Narendra Modi, proud custodian of Gir lions, moved from Gandhi Nagar to the helm at Delhi, Madhya Pradesh's hopes of getting the magnificent species on its land have faded. While Gujarat government has already moved a curative petition in Supreme Court as its last legal resort to retain its …
