Junagadh, July 11 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy was killed after being attacked by a lion near the new staircase route on Girnar hill in Gujarat’s Junagadh district on Saturday, prompting the Forest Department to close the route to devotees until further notice while an investigation continues. The victim, identified as Mayur Chauhan from Kheda district, was climbing Girnar with his family when the attack took place near the 50th step on the newly constructed staircase within the Girnar Wildlife San…
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Amreli, May 26 (IANS) Five Asiatic lions, including three cubs, have died in Gujarat’s Gir landscape over the past 10 days, with forest authorities suspecting babesiosis — a tick-borne parasitic disease — in four of the cases, while one cub is believed to have died in infighting among lions.State Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said reports claiming a wider outbreak among Gir lions were emerged and clarified that only two lion deaths were officially suspected to be linked d…
Junagadh/Gandhinagar, May 14 (IANS) Gujarat’s Asiatic lion population has increased from 284 in 1991 to around 891 at present due to sustained conservation measures and proactive forest management practices, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Thursday while inaugurating the first pre-event of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit-2026.The event on lion conservation was held at Sasan Gir as a precursor to the International Big Cat Alliance Summit scheduled to take place in New De…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Asiatic Lion population in the country has increased from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, supplemented by Gujarat’s measures to manage human-wildlife conflicts and disease vulnerability, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh, in a written reply, said as per the information received from Gujarat, the lion population has inhabited new areas like notified forest areas, river corridor…