Yes, there were lions in Haryana till the early 1800s and the British wiped them out
Between 1809 and 1823, hundreds of Asiatic lions were killed in today’s Haryana by British officers, soldiers and Indian princes aligned …
Reliance mobile towers in Gir: Lion experts say any artificial object an intrusion into natural spaces
How much more will we intrude into nature, experts ask, even as the Gujarat wildlife board has already given permission to Reliance to install …
‘Blood Lions’ no more as South Africa to stop captive breeding of big cats for trophy hunting, traditional medicine
South African Environment Minister Barbara Creecy announces decision; owners of captive farms will have two years to close before ban comes into …
Once upon a time in India, lions were present from West to East, even south of Narmada: Study
New paper enumerates sightings of lions from Bharuch, Seoni, Hazaribagh, Gumla, Kolkata and Dinajpur by analysing British Era records
Biporjoy: As cyclone nears Kutch & Saurashtra, concern grows over Gir lions, Naliya bustards
Some 700 lions are spread across the Gir landscape, whereas Naliya is home to 4 Great Indian Bustards
Forest Survey Report 2021: Overall decadal decline in forest cover in India’s 52 tiger reserves, Gir
Tiger reserves in India have lost 22.62 sq km of forest over the last decade while Gir has lost 33.43 sq km
As told to Parliament (March 31, 2022): Gir’s lion density is 15.20 individuals per 100 sq km
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Wildlife Week: Trade in bones, taxonomic reclassification potential threats for Asiatic lions
Vying for attention with the greatly championed and more widespread Indian tigers, Asiatic lions may be fighting a difficult battle
Gir deaths: one lion, two lionesses found guilty
While the lion killed and ate a teenager, the lionesses were not involved in attacking and killing, and ate leftover body parts
91 lions died in Gujarat last year, the highest in three years: Javadekar
In 2013, 76 lions had died in Gujarat. The number increased to 78 in 2014
Lion attack in safari park near Gir, one killed
The Devaliya Safari Park near Sasan houses 10 lions. On Thursday morning, three forest department employees were attacked, resulting in …
Three Asiatic lions mowed down by goods train in Gujarat
Six lions were crossing the track on Monday night when the incident happened
Not just virus, tourism and staff crunch also kill Gir lions
Illegal lion shows and laxity in protection of forests one of the major reasons behind deaths of 23 Asiatic lions
Tanzania
‘China committed to supporting conservation of African wildlife’
Senior Beijing official addresses delegates at a workshop in Nairobi, says China has been and will cooperate with African governments to save …
The kitty party
Turfing out lions
Cautious cats: Africa’s lions changing behaviour, skipping high density human areas to avoid conflict
Human-lion conflicts may increase due to shrinking lion habitat, lack of food availability, warns study
Oxford University’s WildCRU, Panthera join forces for Africa’s lions; appoint joint programme director
There are only 24,000 lions today in Africa and 674 in India’s Gir forest
African lions attack humans over larger areas than Indian leopards, tigers: study
Scientists speculate that this is due to social structure differences between the cats; Lions live in prides while tigers and leopards are …
How two-year-old Una flogging incident is killing Gir lions today
Most of the dead Gir lions were suffering from canine distemper, which spreads from dogs to bovines and water bodies before reaching big cats
Lions, leopards have made a comeback in Africa’s 3rd-largest national park, says report
Rigorous anti-poaching measures including patrolling, effective prosecution and cultural sensitisation led to the rebound in populations, says …
The forgotten tigons and litigons of Alipore Zoo and other hybrids
It is important to know about the lives of hybrids at Alipore and globally, given the baggage hybridisation has had and recent research …
World Crocodile Day: How crocodilians square off against big cats
Here are some remarkable examples of crocodilian predation involving large wild cats based on published literature
Blame Stamford Raffles: How the British ended the Malayan tiger’s reign over Singapore
Island has lost 37% of its biodiversity in the 200 years since it was first colonised, says new study; this includes the Malayan tiger
