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Song by Coke Studio singer, documentary: How the famed friendship of Gir lion duo Jay-Veeru is being kept alive
August 07, 2025 10:56 pm
Rajya Sabha MP and wildlife enthusiast Parimal Nathwani said he will also request the Prime Minister to issue postal stamp on the two lions
2025 Lion census shows 32% population rise: Why Asiatic lion’s future can’t be secured by numbers alone
May 23, 2025 9:34 am
From under 200 in the 1960s, the population of Asiatic lions has grown to nearly 900 in 2025. To continue this success story, the big cats now need more quality forest habitats away from human settlements.
Wildlife Week 2024 Special: International Big Cat Alliance and India
October 11, 2024 1:59 pm
India recently joined the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA). In this Wildlife Week, let's learn about Big Cats, their habitats, the significant steps taken by the government for their conservation, and more.
Highway passing via Gir gets speed monitoring system to save lions
August 25, 2024 2:09 pm
Forest officers said that the objective is to address the menace speeding vehicles pose to the safety of wildlife and humans.
Illegal lion shows in Gir on a rise: Data
February 27, 2024 10:23 am
In the year 2021-22, of the total five such incidents that were reported, three offences were lodged with six accused from whom Rs 82,500 was recovered as an advance recovery fee. They were granted bail. In two other offences, court cases are pending against the seven accused.
Attempt to hunt lion in Gir Somnath: Seven sent to three years in prison
July 07, 2023 3:53 am
The court of R M Chawda, judicial magistrate first class of Sutrapada, pronounced seven men guilty of attempting to hunt the lion and jackal on February 3, 2021 at Khambha village in Veraval range of Gjr Somnath territorial forest division.
The video of Gir lions in a village highlights the problem with our approach to wildlife conservation
February 17, 2023 2:34 pm
Overcrowding, disease and the Gujarat government’s obsession with its Gir lions endanger the well-being of both the animals and the people
Experts call for preparing next generation of wildlife enthusiasts
December 25, 2022 10:45 am
Nature education camps in Gir had started in 1979 and the government had expanded the scope to other forest areas of the state later on.
Gir Somnath village: Lion falls in well, pulled out alive after daredevil rescue act
September 15, 2022 9:29 pm
The village is part of Jasadhar range in Gir (west) wildlife division and is located around three kilometres from the border of Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary.
18 lions in one frame gives photographer's wife pride of place in annals of Gir forest
July 07, 2022 10:51 am
The lions of the scenic Gir forest have mesmerised wildlife photographers and wildlife enthusiasts the world over. In 1971, wildlife photographer Suleman Patel photographed nine lions licking water in a frame.
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