December 05, 2019 01:09 IST
It is a piece of happy news for environmentalists that the tiger
population of India has gone up. The government’s actions, especially
steps by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, to conserve the big
cat are laudable. While the tiger may be relatively safer now, there is
another ‘endangered’ ‘big cat’ that has been in trouble for the past
many decades — the Asiatic Lion. Its range is restricted to Gujarat and
there have been deaths. It makes sense for the need for quick
conservation of the species. The single population faces threats such as
anthropogenic activities, epidemics such as Canine Distemper Virus and
even natural disasters. The earlier plan to relocate the lions has been
contested by some State governments. Conservation can take place only
with the cooperative efforts of the Central and State governments.
Sravan Sivaram,
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/focus-on-the-lion-too/article30170900.ece
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