Gandhinagar, July 18 (IANS) A new scientific study has found that Asiatic lions living along Gujarat’s coast depend primarily on wild prey rather than domestic livestock, challenging the long-held belief that the species expanded beyond the Gir forests in search of cattle.The research, published in the peer-reviewed international journal ‘Conservation’, found that wild prey accounts for nearly 70 per cent of the biomass consumed by coastal Asiatic lions, highlighting the ecological viability of …
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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…
Dwarka/Sasan Gir, Jan 29 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday visited the Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka and travelled to Sasan Gir, where he reviewed wildlife conservation arrangements, undertook a jungle safari and flagged off vehicles for forest personnel.At the Dwarkadhish Temple, Patel offered prayers and performed rituals in accordance with traditional customs. Officials said the Chief Minister prayed for the happiness, peace and prosperity of the people of the state and…