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Gujarat Deploys Emergency Teams As Lion Cub Deaths Rise To 8 In Gir
A massive decontamination and de-ticking campaign is currently underway across the sanctuary landscape to eradicate the parasitic ticks from the wildlife population and protect vulnerable prides from further infection.
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Asiatic Lion Population Jumps 32% To Reach 891
The Asiatic Lion population in the country has increased from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, supplemented by Gujarat's measures to manage human-wildlife conflicts and disease vulnerability, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Watch: Cars, Bikes Wait After Lion Briefly Stops Traffic On Gujarat Highway
The traffic on the Bhavnagar-Somnath Highway in Gujarat stopped briefly today after an Asiatic lion was spotted walking on the road in surprise, halting the movement of vehicles for at least 15 minutes.
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Loco Pilots' Alert Response Saves 8 Lions From Getting Hit By Trains In Gujarat
Alert loco pilots of a goods train and a passenger train applied brakes in time to save the lives of eight lions that had wandered onto railway tracks in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district in the last two days, an official said Sunday.
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Truth Behind Viral Video Claiming To Show Lions Of Gir After Cyclone Tauktae
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.
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Gir Forest Guard, Going Home At Night, Finds Lion On Road. Watch
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.
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Can Gir Lions Be Relocated To Madhya Pradesh? Top Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond on a plea by an NGO seeking direction to relocate some Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir forest to a wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.
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Lion Dies After Falling In Well In Gujarat's Junagadh
A lion died after falling into a well at Kantala village in Tulsishyam Khambha range of the Gir East wildlife division in Gujarat's Junagadh district, over 300 km from Ahmedabad, a forest officer said on Saturday.
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Kamal Nath Urges PM On Translocating Gujarat Lions To Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on translocating lions from Gujarat to the state against the backdrop of deaths of several lions there recently.
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204 Lions Died In Gir In Last 2 Years, Including 27 "Unnatural" Deaths
Over 200 lions died in the Gir forest region in the last two years, the Gujarat government told the legislative Assembly on Friday.
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2 Lion Cubs Found Dead In Gir, Officials Suspect Infighting
Two lion cubs were found dead in different parts of Gujarat's Gir forest on Sunday, a forest department official said.
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120 Vet Personnel, Drones Part Of Gujarat's Rs 351 Crore Lion Project
Alarmed over the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) outbreak that claimed the lives of 23 Asiatic lions in their only abode Gir in Saurashtra, the Gujarat government on Tuesday launched a Rs 351-crore project for the conservation of the wild cat.
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Lion Sneaks Into Farmer's Home, Relaxes On Heap Of Groundnuts
A farmer in Patla village in Gujarat's Amreli district was greeted with a strange, albeit apprehensive, sight of a lion relaxing on a heap of groundnuts stored in a room in his house.
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Lion Cub Found Dead Near Gir Sanctuary, 27th Death In 2 Months
The carcass of a lion cub was found on the outskirts of a village in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district on Wednesday, the state forest department said. With this incident, the number of lion deaths in and around the Gir forest in the last two months has risen to 27.
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Virus That Killed Gir Lions "Under Full Control": Centre To Top Court
The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that spread of canine distemper virus, which led to the death of several lions in Gujarat's Gir sanctuary recently, was now "fully under control".
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Gujarat Deploys Emergency Teams As Lion Cub Deaths Rise To 8 In Gir
A massive decontamination and de-ticking campaign is currently underway across the sanctuary landscape to eradicate the parasitic ticks from the wildlife population and protect vulnerable prides from further infection.
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Asiatic Lion Population Jumps 32% To Reach 891
The Asiatic Lion population in the country has increased from 674 in 2020 to 891 in 2025, supplemented by Gujarat's measures to manage human-wildlife conflicts and disease vulnerability, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
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Watch: Cars, Bikes Wait After Lion Briefly Stops Traffic On Gujarat Highway
The traffic on the Bhavnagar-Somnath Highway in Gujarat stopped briefly today after an Asiatic lion was spotted walking on the road in surprise, halting the movement of vehicles for at least 15 minutes.
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Loco Pilots' Alert Response Saves 8 Lions From Getting Hit By Trains In Gujarat
Alert loco pilots of a goods train and a passenger train applied brakes in time to save the lives of eight lions that had wandered onto railway tracks in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district in the last two days, an official said Sunday.
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Truth Behind Viral Video Claiming To Show Lions Of Gir After Cyclone Tauktae
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.
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Gir Forest Guard, Going Home At Night, Finds Lion On Road. Watch
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.
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Can Gir Lions Be Relocated To Madhya Pradesh? Top Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond on a plea by an NGO seeking direction to relocate some Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir forest to a wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.
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Lion Dies After Falling In Well In Gujarat's Junagadh
A lion died after falling into a well at Kantala village in Tulsishyam Khambha range of the Gir East wildlife division in Gujarat's Junagadh district, over 300 km from Ahmedabad, a forest officer said on Saturday.
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Kamal Nath Urges PM On Translocating Gujarat Lions To Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on translocating lions from Gujarat to the state against the backdrop of deaths of several lions there recently.
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204 Lions Died In Gir In Last 2 Years, Including 27 "Unnatural" Deaths
Over 200 lions died in the Gir forest region in the last two years, the Gujarat government told the legislative Assembly on Friday.
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2 Lion Cubs Found Dead In Gir, Officials Suspect Infighting
Two lion cubs were found dead in different parts of Gujarat's Gir forest on Sunday, a forest department official said.
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120 Vet Personnel, Drones Part Of Gujarat's Rs 351 Crore Lion Project
Alarmed over the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) outbreak that claimed the lives of 23 Asiatic lions in their only abode Gir in Saurashtra, the Gujarat government on Tuesday launched a Rs 351-crore project for the conservation of the wild cat.
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Lion Sneaks Into Farmer's Home, Relaxes On Heap Of Groundnuts
A farmer in Patla village in Gujarat's Amreli district was greeted with a strange, albeit apprehensive, sight of a lion relaxing on a heap of groundnuts stored in a room in his house.
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Lion Cub Found Dead Near Gir Sanctuary, 27th Death In 2 Months
The carcass of a lion cub was found on the outskirts of a village in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district on Wednesday, the state forest department said. With this incident, the number of lion deaths in and around the Gir forest in the last two months has risen to 27.
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Virus That Killed Gir Lions "Under Full Control": Centre To Top Court
The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that spread of canine distemper virus, which led to the death of several lions in Gujarat's Gir sanctuary recently, was now "fully under control".
