Gir Lions

An adult male lion and a female cub were found dead in different parts of the Gir forest in Gujarat, an official said on Wednesday.

The Gujarat forest department has registered an FIR against 12 persons after a viral video showed a group of people gathered to watch an "illegal show" in which a lion is seen killing and feasting on a cow that was tied to a pole and used as a bait a

The Gujarat High Court today directed the Indian Railways to file a detailed affidavit on the impact of the proposed broad-gauging and electrification of railway track passing through the Gir Sanctuary on the Asiatic lions and other wildlife

An Asiatic lion was killed after being run over by a goods train in Gir forest area of Gujarat's Amreli district, an official said on Sunday.

Two lion cubs fell into an open well at a village in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district, and were rescued on Tuesday morning, an official from the forest department said.

As Cyclone Tauktae pummelled parts of Gujarat and left behind a trail of destruction this week, a video claiming to show Asiatic lions in the state's Gir forest began doing the rounds of social media.

A court in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat has convicted seven people, including three tourists from Ahmedabad, and awarded them different jail terms for harassing a lioness in Gir forest in 2018.

Forest staff in Gujarat put their lives at risk to save a lion cub found stuck in a net. A video shared by senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey shows how a group of field researchers and forest staff worked hard to extricate the lion cub from the net.

Two persons, including a boy, were arrested for allegedly harassing two lions in Gir forest of Gujarat by chasing them on a motorcycle, a senior official said on Saturday.

A beat guard at Gujarat's Gir Forest was going home at night when he encountered a lion sitting in the middle of the road, blocking his path. Guard Mahesh Sondarva filmed a video of the big cat which he later shared with Indian Forest Service officer Dr Anshuman.

On World Lion Day, meet Rasila Vadher - the first woman forest guard in Gujarat's Gir National Park.

A jaw-dropping fight between a lion and a lioness was captured on camera in the Gir Forest of Gujarat.

Two lion cubs died after falling into a well in the Gir forest in Gujarat's Junagadh district on Wednesday, an official said.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said it was "conservation success" after the Gujarat government announced that the population of Asiatic lions has gone up by 29 per cent in the Gir forests.

The population of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest has increased, and so has their distribution area, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.

An adult male lion and a female cub were found dead in different parts of the Gir forest in Gujarat, an official said on Wednesday.

The Gujarat forest department has registered an FIR against 12 persons after a viral video showed a group of people gathered to watch an "illegal show" in which a lion is seen killing and feasting on a cow that was tied to a pole and used as a bait a

The Gujarat High Court today directed the Indian Railways to file a detailed affidavit on the impact of the proposed broad-gauging and electrification of railway track passing through the Gir Sanctuary on the Asiatic lions and other wildlife

An Asiatic lion was killed after being run over by a goods train in Gir forest area of Gujarat's Amreli district, an official said on Sunday.

Two lion cubs fell into an open well at a village in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district, and were rescued on Tuesday morning, an official from the forest department said.

As Cyclone Tauktae pummelled parts of Gujarat and left behind a trail of destruction this week, a video claiming to show Asiatic lions in the state's Gir forest began doing the rounds of social media.

A court in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat has convicted seven people, including three tourists from Ahmedabad, and awarded them different jail terms for harassing a lioness in Gir forest in 2018.

Forest staff in Gujarat put their lives at risk to save a lion cub found stuck in a net. A video shared by senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey shows how a group of field researchers and forest staff worked hard to extricate the lion cub from the net.

Two persons, including a boy, were arrested for allegedly harassing two lions in Gir forest of Gujarat by chasing them on a motorcycle, a senior official said on Saturday.

A beat guard at Gujarat's Gir Forest was going home at night when he encountered a lion sitting in the middle of the road, blocking his path. Guard Mahesh Sondarva filmed a video of the big cat which he later shared with Indian Forest Service officer Dr Anshuman.

On World Lion Day, meet Rasila Vadher - the first woman forest guard in Gujarat's Gir National Park.

A jaw-dropping fight between a lion and a lioness was captured on camera in the Gir Forest of Gujarat.

Two lion cubs died after falling into a well in the Gir forest in Gujarat's Junagadh district on Wednesday, an official said.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said it was "conservation success" after the Gujarat government announced that the population of Asiatic lions has gone up by 29 per cent in the Gir forests.

The population of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest has increased, and so has their distribution area, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.