Sunday, February 27, 2022

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Artificial Intelligence based photo-identification software to give identity for lions .

Artificial Intelligence based photo-identification software to give identity for lions ... - Times of India
The Asiatic lion is an Endangered species, and therefore, it is vital to augment the individual identification by adding new technological ...

SBI adopts 15 tigers at Hyderabad Zoo for a year

SBI adopts 15 tigers at Hyderabad Zoo for a year | MENAFN.COM
The Nehru Zoological Park houses 14 pure Asiatic lions. Later, after taking a round of Zoo Park, the top officials planted saplings. Jhingran said ...

Wildlife Of The Holy Land: Lions In Ancient Jerusalem

Wildlife Of The Holy Land: Lions In Ancient Jerusalem - I24NEWS
... although populations still exist today in India's Gir Forest. ... of the species should disease or other disasters strike the Gir population.

London Zoo rushes to halt 'completely untrue' rumour about lions repeatedly escaping | UK ...

London Zoo rushes to halt 'completely untrue' rumour about lions repeatedly escaping | UK ...
A piece in gossip newsletter Popbitch made the claim on Friday - leading to intense speculation over whether the zoo's Asiatic Lions were 100 ...

Endangered Asian dogs the newest residents at Dublin Zoo

Endangered Asian dogs the newest residents at Dublin Zoo - The Irish Times
Also known as the Asiatic wild dogs, red dog and whistling dog, dholes were ... is located at the Asian Forests, close to the Asian lion habitat.

Gujarat wildlife board to meet on March 5 over clearance to resort near Gir National Park ...

Gujarat wildlife board to meet on March 5 over clearance to resort near Gir National Park ...
The office of the principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) and chief wildlife warden of Gujarat, who also is the ex-officio member ...

Gujarat: Sardar Patel Zoological Park welcomes two lion cubs

Gujarat: Sardar Patel Zoological Park welcomes two lion cubs - The Indian Express
... Asiatic lion cubs, delivered by a lioness in captivity in the safari. The zoological park announced the birth of the two lion cubs on Tuesday, ...

Lion found dead in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, cause of death being ascertained

Lion found dead in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, cause of death being ascertained - The Indian Express
Gujarat lion dead, Lion found dead in Gujarat, Gujarat's Bhavnagar, Gir forest, Gir lions are the only population of wild lions in the world ...

Zoo safari launched in Bihar's Rajgir

Zoo safari launched in Bihar's Rajgir - The Hans India
It will emerge as a major tourist attraction of Rajgir. It is constructed in a manner that wild animals like Asiatic lion of Gir forest, Royal Bengal ...

Lioness approaches travellers. Watch this video to know what happened

Lioness approaches travellers. Watch this video to know what happened - The Indian Express

Nanda also replied in the comments section that the incident happened in Gujarat even as one of his followers said that it is from the Gir forest ...

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

London Zoo's 'loved-up' lions given cinnamon-scented Valentine's treat

London Zoo's 'loved-up' lions given cinnamon-scented Valentine's treat | Rhyl Journal
Asiatic lions, originating from the Gir Forest in India, are slightly smaller than African lions and, despite the endangered population being ...

'Lions of Lockdown' finally home in SA - Jacaranda FM


'Lions of Lockdown' finally home in SA - Jacaranda FM
Lions in India test positive for COVID-19 Pixabay/https://pixabay.com/photos/asiatic-lion-predator-carnivore-4673783/. Four adult lions sold as ..

Modiji is a replica for doing anything for the sake of national pride

Modiji is a replica for doing anything for the sake of national pride: Guv - Daily Pioneer
Referring to the incidents of water rising to 14 feet in Surat city and killing of the lions of Gir forest, he said that the US. government had ...

sasan: Govt To Study Demoiselle And Common Cranes In Gujarat

sasan: Govt To Study Demoiselle And Common Cranes In Gujarat | Rajkot News - Times of India
A project on satellite telemetry of Demoiselle Cranes and Common Cranes was launched on Saturday by the Sasan-Gir forest department to understand ...

Mahouts recall their association with Anarkali — the last elephant of Byculla Zoo

Mahouts recall their association with Anarkali — the last elephant of Byculla Zoo - The Indian Express
Before this, he had taken care of seven other animals, including lions, hippopotamus, rhino, bears. “There were Asiatic Lion couple Anita and ...

van rakshaks: 'why The Delay In Hiring 334 Van Rakshaks?'

 van rakshaks: 'why The Delay In Hiring 334 Van Rakshaks?' | Ahmedabad News - Times of India

... and that these posts were important for the conservation of the Asiatic lion in the greater Gir area and Gir Sanctuary and National Park.

Autocar India February 2022 issue out on stands now

Autocar India February 2022 issue out on stands now
We also drive the Kia Carens, and there's a special feature: driving an EV (an e-tron, no less) into the Gir Forest National Park

India to spend nearly Rs 40 crore to bring back cheetahs

India to spend nearly Rs 40 crore to bring back cheetahs | Deccan Herald
... has been made at the site for the introduction of Asiatic Lions, ... lion, leopard and cheetah - to coexist as they did in the past.

Covid Curbs: Gir Loses Out On Foreign Visitors

Covid Curbs: Gir Loses Out On Foreign Visitors | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
According to Gujarat Forest Department data, between April 2020 and ... Foreign visitors to Gir sanctuary were down 97.6% in 2020-21 from the ...

8 lesser-known Indian wildlife destinations that are worth exploring

8 lesser-known Indian wildlife destinations that are worth exploring - Free Press Journal

While Ranthambore, Jim Corbett, Gir National Park and Sundarbans are some ... This green oasis of the State is well-connected with the forests of ...

How lions vanished from Haryana -

How lions vanished from Haryana - Tribune India
This confirmation spelled doom for Asiatic lions. In less than three decades, the lions of Haryana were exterminated and rendered extinct.

Sunday Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Driving through the Gir Forest National Park

Sunday Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Driving through the Gir Forest National Park - Hindustan Times
So, what did we do? I was the first to drive an EV into the famous Gir Forest National Park, the last remaining home of the Asiatic lion. (Drum roll ...

Griffins International inspires students to care about wildlife conservation

Griffins International inspires students to care about wildlife conservation - Telegraph India
The most engaging discussion was on translocation of some Asiatic Lions from Gir Forest to Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh to create a ...

Gujarat: Lions' love for tree giving message to 'save the trees'

Gujarat: Lions' love for tree giving message to 'save the trees' | Rajkot News - Times of India
Nature always loves nature. The king of jungle lions lives with trees but a forester in Gir forest captured some pictures showing the lion's love ...

Gas Pipeline Plan In Gir Buffer Zone Questioned

Gas Pipeline Plan In Gir Buffer Zone Questioned | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
... (ESZ) of the Gir wildlife sanctuary, the last abode of the Asiatic lion. ... the amicus curiae in a suo motu PIL for conservation of lions, ...

Reliance mobile towers in Gir: Lion experts say any artificial object an intrusion into natural spaces

Reliance mobile towers in Gir: Lion experts say any artificial object an intrusion into natural spaces
There were 674 Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region in 2020, according to figures released by the Government of Gujarat in June 2020, ...

'hybrid Origin Of Rescued Lion Cub'

'hybrid Origin Of Rescued Lion Cub' | Kolkata News - Times of India
“When our initial analysis found it had Asiatic origin, we started digging deeper. Later, during genome sequencing we found components of African lion ...

Lioness escapes Iran zoo with mate after killing keeper

Lioness escapes Iran zoo with mate after killing keeper | The Times of Israel
An lioness seen with her 6-weeks-old Asiatic lion cubs, at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem on May 6, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90).

DNA analysis of seized lion cub throws a challenge for wildlife crime

DNA analysis of seized lion cub throws a challenge for wildlife crime - The Hindu
A paper titled “Africanor Asiatic origin? Genome analyses solved the mystery of the hybrid origin of the rescued lion cub'”published by the ...