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The Reluctant Roar: Asiatic lions and their fight for survival
In the first week of March, India’s Prime Minister visited Gir National Park in Gujarat to mark World Wildlife Day. He embarked on a lion safari to see the Asiatic lions and…
- India
286 Asiatic lions, 456 leopards died in Gujarat in two years: Minister
Gandhinagar: At least 286 Asiatic lions, among them 143 cubs, died in Gujarat over the last two years, and 58 of these fatalities were due to unnatural causes, state Forest Minister Mulubhai…
- India
VHP moves HC against housing lions named Akbar, Sita together in WB park
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has filed a petition before the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court claiming that a lioness transferred to Bengal Safari Park here from Tripura was named “Sita”…
- India
Nearly 400 lions died in Gujarat in 3 yrs, unnatural causes behind some deaths
New Delhi: A total of 397 lions, including 182 cubs, have died in Gujarat between 2019 and 2021, with around 10 per cent falling prey to unnatural causes, the Parliament was told…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Lions are healthy, clarifies Nehru Zoo Park
Hyderabad: Eighteen out of 20 lions at the Nehru Zoological Park are healthy, said a top forest official on Monday. The Nehru Zoological Park (NZP), one of the biggest zoos in the…
- India
7 big cats died at Delhi zoo in 2.5 years, mostly due to ‘kidney failure’
New Delhi: Seven big cats have died in around two-and-a-half years at the Delhi zoo which is a participant in the conservation breeding of Asiatic lions and Bengal tigers. According to records,…
