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Reading paw prints, saving villages for Rs 15k a month: How forest trackers in Gir keep their eyes, ears open for lions
January 17, 2026 1:01 pm
The 200-odd forest trackers under the Gujarat Forest Department form a critical link in the lion conservation story in Gir as they feed almost real-time information on the animals’ movements, and even prevent them from being run over by trains.
Gujarat Forest Department begins first phase of 16th Asiatic lions census
May 11, 2025 2:07 am
The census — the first field census since 2015 — will be carried out across 11 districts, covering approximately 35,000 square km
Forest Department to start Asiatic Lion census from today
May 10, 2025 10:00 am
The first phase of the census will be undertaken on Saturday and Sunday and the final phase on May 12 and 13, in 58 talukas in the districts of Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Morbi, Surendranagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Amreli, Porbandar and Botad, according to the statement.
Asiatic lion census to be carried out in Gujarat from May 10 to 13
April 22, 2025 7:37 am
The first phase will include observation for 24 hours. Then there will be a 24-hour gap. And again there is observation for 24 hours
Surat: Forest dept to start grey junglefowl breeding centre
March 24, 2025 6:04 am
The centre will start operating from April 1 in Mandvi taluka, as per forest department sources
Gujarat Hardlook: Too close for comfort? Multi-crore irrigation project near Dino Land triggers concern
March 23, 2025 8:42 am
Home to the Dinosaur Fossil Park and Museum, Rayoli, a quaint village in Gujarat's Mahisagar, holds a crucial key to prehistoric life on the planet. Now, an irrigation project aimed at benefitting 125 villages is underway near the site. How will this affect what is said to be one of the largest hatcheries of dinosaur eggs in the world?
Forest dept launches snake rescue system in Ahmedabad
January 14, 2025 5:45 am
The department has launched the helpline number — 8320002000 — where citizens can raise a snake rescue request by sending a WhatsApp text or SMS or a call.
AP Singh is new head of Gujarat forest department
December 31, 2024 11:10 pm
He joined the state Forest Department in 1992 and served as Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) in Rajpipla, Dangs and Devgadh Baria Forest Divisions till 1994.
Gujarat wolf census: 222 wolves in 13 districts, Bhavnagar tops the list at 80
December 31, 2024 2:19 am
Explaining the reason behind the maximum population of wolves in Bhavnagar district, a senior IFS officer, on the condition of anonymity said, “It depends more on the habitat."
21 crocodiles rescued from Vadodara range in July
August 04, 2024 1:10 am
Of these 21, another seven-feet long crocodile was also rescued from Bhayli area from a rainwater pit while a 1.5-feet long baby crocodile was rescued from a housing society on Rajmahal road.
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