Amreli (Gujarat), July 22 (IANS) India’s first dedicated railway underpass designed for the safe movement of Asiatic lions has been completed in Gujarat’s Amreli district, marking a new approach to reducing collisions between wildlife and trains in the Gir landscape. The underpass has been built on the Dhasa-Rajula and Rajula-Pipavav railway sections as part of a joint initiative by the Forest Department and the Bhavnagar Division of Western Railway.The project comes as lions and other wild anim…
Latest Gir Wildlife Sanctuary News & Updates
Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) The Indian Grey Hornbill, locally known as the Chilotro and absent from Gujarat’s Gir forests for nearly six decades, has successfully re-established itself in the landscape following a state-led reintroduction programme, with a new scientific study confirming that the birds have settled, nested and begun breeding in the wild.The findings, published in the international peer-reviewed journal ‘Birds’ under the title ‘Reintroduction of Indian Grey Hornbills in Gir, India:…