Asiatic Lion

SC order to shift Gir lions will ensure their survival: Bahar Dutt

The Supreme Court has ruled that some numbers of Asiatic Lions, till now only limited to the Gir forests in Gujarat, should be relocated to Madhya Pradesh. The court holds that in case of a natural calamity or outbreak of an epidemic, this will give the species a better chance of survival. CNN-IBN's Environment Editor Bahar Dutt joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue.

Q. Does this also pave the way for introduction of the Asiatic Cheetahs? Asked by: Hemant



A. hi Hemant, the SC has cancelled the introduction of Asiatic cheetah....more    

MP CM welcomes SC verdict to shift lions to Palpur Kuno

Bhopal: Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Palpur Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Monday that the move would not only result in creation of a new home for the lions but also ensure a rise in their numbers. "Madhya Pradesh has made adequate arrangements to shift and rehabilitate Asiatic lions and took all steps for...  

SC gives go-ahead for relocation of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to MP

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has given its go-ahead for the relocation of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh in the next 6 months. The two BJP-ruled states, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, had been locked in a dispute over whether the Asiatic lions should be relocated out of Gujarat or not. The Madhya Pradesh government wanted Gujarat to send a few lions from the Gir forest to Kuno Palpur...  

92 Asiatic lions died in Gujarat in last two years

Ninety-two Asiatic lions have died, including 83 of natural death, in the past two years in Gujarat's Saurashtra region while there has been no case of poaching. ...  

Gujarat's grip on rare lions may be too tight

Gir Sanctuary: A peacock shrieks. A monkey scrambles higher into the fire-colored canopy of a kesudo tree. And an Asiatic lion " one of the last few hundred in the wild " pads across the dusty earth of Gujarat's Gir Sanctuary that is its only refuge from the modern world. Within the guarded confines of this dry forest in Gujarat, the lions have been rescued from near-extinction. A century ago,...  

Open wells new threat for Gir lions

The Asiatic lion of the Gir sanctuary, that is already the target of organised poaching, is facing another threat. ...  

Chhatbir Zoo waits for the last roar

Zoo authorities to phase out the present batch of lions, as there's a problem in their genetic composition. ...  

Zoo sets up old-age home for lions

The program began in the late 1980s at the Punjab’s Chhatbir Zoo and tried to crossbreed Asiatic and African lions. ...