The ‘Forest Advisory Committee’ clears the diversion of 87.98 hectares of forest land – tiger country – worth over Rs. 100 crores, to an explosives (!) company for a mere 7.09 crores. Survey reports indicate the presence of six tigers, including two males and females with cubs, and an equal number of leopards besides spotted […]
AHMEDABAD: Even as Gujarat has come under international spotlight after the deaths of 23 lions recently due to canine distemper virus and babesiosis infections, analysis of lions death figures revealed that 20% of the 253 deaths between 2015 and 2018 were accidental and could have been avoided. Fifty lions had died after being run over […]
Nagpur: A tiger, which dispersed 220km in over 60 days from Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) in search of new territory, claimed a second life in four days on Tuesday. The incident happened in Dhamangaon Railway in Amravati district putting a question mark on the safety of villagers as well as tigers outside protected […]
RAJKOT: The carcasses of three lion cubs were found in Khadadhar revenue area in Khambha taluka of Amreli on Monday. Forest department claimed that the cubs died during infighting between male lions. All the three cubs were between four to five months old. An official statement issued by forest department stated: “Canine teeth marks have […]
NAGPUR: In what wildlife experts say is a rare occurrence, a tigress is rearing five cubs born to her nearly a year ago on the outskirts of Chandrapur town in Maharashtra. This is perhaps the first time such an event has been recorded in a non-protected area that doesn’t fall under any tiger reserve or […]
After four months of monsoon vacation, Gir Sanctuary opens for visitors from 16th October. Only advance online permits are issued. The official link is: <girlion.in>
Highlights Canine distemper virus (CDV) and babesiosis began ravaging the lion population in Gir from September-end. So far, 23 lions have died. According to the May 2015 census, the state had 523 lions. Local volunteers have intensified efforts to protect the Gir icons. GIR/AHMEDABAD: Their enthusiasm to volunteer is spurred by lion-hearted pride; they are […]
Lions are a lucrative business in South Africa. Forget the earnings from tourists in Kruger National Park, hundreds of ‘lion farms’ have been attracting trophy hunters- mainly from US-since the late 1990s. Two years ago, when the US banned the import of lion trophies, the farms turned their attention to hunters in poorer places like […]
There are around 2,500 leopards in Karnataka, double the number estimated in the 2015 tiger census, as per the first-ever estimates of the spotted cat conducted in the state by the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) and the state forest department . While the latest estimation covered entire states, the 2015 exercise that estimated 1,129 leopards in […]
Lions are territorial and organise themselves into groups, called prides, whose members interact peacefully with each other. The core group of a pride consists of closely related lioness and their offspring. A group of male lions numbering between two to seven may associate with with one or more such female groups. These male groups are […]
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