Thursday, September 30, 2021

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS | MUMBAI NYOOOZ

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS | MUMBAI NYOOOZ
... 6th fatality in Gir this month Ahmedabad: A three-month-old lion cub was found dead at a village near Gir forest in Gujarat"s Gir-Somnath district

Fishing hook removed from softshell turtle | Rajkot News

Fishing hook removed from softshell turtle | Rajkot News - Times of India
Rajkot: A softshell turtle, an endangered species, was rescued by a veterinary doctor of the forest department from a village of Gir Somnath district.

Gujarat: Lion cub killed in infighting; sixth fatality in Gir this month

Gujarat: Lion cub killed in infighting; sixth fatality in Gir this month - The New Indian Express
With the latest fatality, so far, an adult lion, a lioness and four cubs have been ... The Gir Forest National Park is the only abode of Asiatic lions.

Lion prides spotted 80km from Rajkot again | Rajkot News

Lion prides spotted 80km from Rajkot again | Rajkot News - Times of India
RAJKOT: Asiatic lions have once again ventured close to Rajkot! ... Several different prides of lions have been camping in the villages, barely 80km from ...

Fast and cost-effective age estimation in Bengal tiger and Asiatic lion

Fast and cost-effective age estimation in Bengal tiger and Asiatic lion - bioRxiv
... hours) and cost-effective age estimation method for Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) and Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) using incisor tooth.

Gir jungle safari to resume on Oct 16 - Ahmedabad Mirror

Monday, September 27, 2021

Prince's writ over 1,111 sq km

Prince's writ over 1,111 sq km | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
The study is titled 'Home Ranges of Asiatic Lions in the Asiatic Lion Landscape, Gujarat, India.' The study was carried out in association with the Gujarat ...

Lion fief a royal 50% more than assumed, says study

Lion fief a royal 50% more than assumed, says study | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
The study is called 'Home Ranges of Asiatic Lions in the Asiatic Lion Landscape, Gujarat, India.' It has been published in the Spring 2021 edition of CatNews, a ...

Don't widen road inside Gir sanctuary, say experts

gir: Gujarat: Don't widen road inside Gir sanctuary, say experts | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
Rajesh Chudasama, the BJP MP from Junagadh, wrote to the Union forest ministry on September 21, seeking quick approval for the project. This project was ...

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Upgradation of highway through Gir: Junagadh MP urges Centre for early clearance to project

Upgradation of highway through Gir: Junagadh MP urges Centre for early clearance to project
The MP's representation comes five months after the R&B department applied with the Gujarat forest department on April 15 this year, seeking diversion of 8.28 ...

184 Lion Deaths In 2 Years In Gir, Gujarat HC Asks For Measures To Protect The Pride Of Asia

184 Lion Deaths In 2 Years In Gir, Gujarat HC Asks For Measures To Protect The Pride Of Asia
Saying that the Asiatic lions are not just the pride of Gujarat, but the pride of Asia the High Court has asked the state government to take prompt measures ...

Kuno not ready ecologically at the moment to accept cheetahs:

Kuno not ready ecologically at the moment to accept cheetahs: Faiyaz Khudsar - Down To Earth
It was being managed to receive Asiatic lions. There is a difference between the habitat required by cheetahs and Asiatic lions.

In message against poaching, Assam to burn 2,479 recovered rhino horns on World Rhino Day


In message against poaching, Assam to burn 2,479 recovered rhino horns on World Rhino Day
Also read: From bare hills to thriving home for Asiatic Lion — how Girnar scripted ... crores in markets in China and some other Southeast Asian countries

State Board for Wildlife: Change of guard in Gujarat puts crucial meeting on hold

State Board for Wildlife: Change of guard in Gujarat puts crucial meeting on hold | Cities ...
Office of the principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), ... safety of endangered Asiatic lions whose only natural home in the world is Gir forest.

Gujarat: Locopilot's presence of mind prevents accident, saves 4 lions, said Railways

Gujarat: Locopilot's presence of mind prevents accident, saves 4 lions, said Railways | Cities ...
A loco pilot's presence of mind to apply emergency brakes upon spotting four Asiatic lions on the track on a rainy night saved the lives of the animals, ...

Trucks carrying six Asiatic lions from Gujarat stopped by Bihar's prohibition officials on plea ...

Trucks carrying six Asiatic lions from Gujarat stopped by Bihar's prohibition officials on plea ...
The Asiatic lions were being brought to Rajgir from the Sakkarbaug zoological park, Junagadh, Gujarat, in exchange for other animals from Bihar-based zoo.

Gujarat: Five lions 'de-ported' from Pipavav let loose in Gir forest

Gujarat: Five lions 'de-ported' from Pipavav let loose in Gir forest | Rajkot News - Times of India
The pride that was captured was residing near Pipavav port which falls in Gir east division of the forest department, but were released in Gir ...

Heavy rain: Shetrunji, 9 other dams in Saurashtra overflow

Heavy rain: Shetrunji, 9 other dams in Saurashtra overflow | Cities News,The Indian Express
... and irrigation water for Amreli district also overflowed on Thursday evening following heavy rainfall in its catchment area in the Gir forest.

Jungle tale: Encroaching humans, unhidden conflicts | Ahmedabad News

Jungle tale: Encroaching humans, unhidden conflicts | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
Singh said that a majority of lion attacks are on cattle. In all, 36,568 cases of cattle deaths ... Open forests are the natural habitats of Asiatic lions.

'Clear stand on rail track, gas pipeline in Gir' | Ahmedabad News

'Clear stand on rail track, gas pipeline in Gir' | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
The amicus also submitted that laying down the pipeline may prove hazardous for the forest area. After advocate Shah mentioned the company's name, the court ...

Pranay Patel, 23, Is A New Face In Wildlife Photography, Exciting People Globally With His ...

Pranay Patel, 23, Is A New Face In Wildlife Photography, Exciting People Globally With His ...
He belongs to the city of Gujarat Lions: Ahmedabad and has had an ardent ... of the Asiatic Lion made its way to the Gujarat Tourism poster.

MP's Kuno national park to be home to Cheetahs in 6 months | Latest News India

MP's Kuno national park to be home to Cheetahs in 6 months | Latest News India - Hindustan Times
Because of extremely low numbers of the Asiatic Cheetah, ... of African Cheetahs to Kuno because it was an ideal habitat for the Asiatic Lion.

African Cheetahs to be experimentally introduced in India in the next 4-6 months

African Cheetahs to be experimentally introduced in India in the next 4-6 months | Latest ...
In 2013, SC imposed a stay on introduction of African Cheetahs to Kuno because it was an ideal habitat for the Asiatic Lion. The Asiatic cheetah was driven ...

Gujarat: Lion cub killed in infighting in Gir forest | India News - Times Now

Gujarat: Lion cub killed in infighting in Gir forest | India News - Times Now
The field staff from a reserve forest area spotted the carcass of a cub in Sarasiya range of the Gir-East division on Monday evening, chief conservator of ...

Safari lodge Aramness Gir to open in October 2021 - Travel Trends Today

Safari lodge Aramness Gir to open in October 2021 - Travel Trends Today
Natural forest and meadow gardens have been revived on the property wherever possible and are experienced in and around the kothis and guest areas, ...

Aramness Gir Safari Lodge to open in October 2021 - Business - Hotelier India

Aramness Gir Safari Lodge to open in October 2021 - Business - Hotelier India

Situated on the fringe of the Sasan Gir National Park, where the last remaining Asiatic lions in the world coexist with the semi-nomadic Maldhari tribe, ...

The birth of a new Indian safari experience - BW Hotelier

The birth of a new Indian safari experience - BW Hotelier
Located within the 18 sq km area that skirts the National Park, Aramness Gir sits within a rarely undeveloped natural paradise in a protected teak forest.

Iran: Asiatic cheetah population in 'critical condition' - Middle East Monitor



Iran: Asiatic cheetah population in 'critical condition' - Middle East Monitor
Iran and neighbouring countries have already lost the Asiatic Lion and Caspian Tiger to extinction. Amazing picture from our partner @IranianCheetah . An ...

Gir Somnath: 2 injured in leopard attack - The Indian Express

Gir Somnath: 2 injured in leopard attack - The Indian Express
According to officials of Gujarat Forest Department, the incident occurred in Dron village under Gir Gadhada town area of Gir Somnath around 3 am on Tuesday ...