New Delhi | May 13, 2015 12:01:13 AM IST
Senior Congress leader Digvjiay Singh on Wednesday called for the
translocation of 'surplus' lions from the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in
Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh.
Taking to Twitter, Singh said,
"Gujarat has been denying lions from Gir to be translocated to MP
despite MP having made all arrangements in Kunu National Park."
"Now
Gujarat has surplus lions it should allow lions to be translocated to
MP There should be no ego issue as both states are BJP ruled," he added.
In
2013, the Supreme Court had ordered the translocation of Asiatic Lions
from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, stating that since the species is facing
extinction, it needs a 'second home'.
However, the Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat governments are reportedly engaged in a legal battle over the same.
The Rajkot-based NGO Wildlife Conservation Trust has also challenged the order.
A census carried out this month has fixed the lion population in Gir, Gujarat at 523.
(ANI)
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