The Gujarat government has asserted that it has still not heard from the Centre about its demand for Rs 262.35 crore to fund Greater Gir Lion Conservation Project.
Saying there was threat of inbreeding among the Asiatic lions at Gir, Union Environment Minister and Forest Jairam Ramesh, who is on a two-day visit to the sanctuary, Thursday called for relocating them to Palpurkuno Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. Gir is the Asiatic lion
Ahmedabad: The Planning Commission has approved Rs 262.36 crore to expand the home of the Asiatic lion in Gir, which is its only habitat in the world. The project, Greater Gir, was envisaged by Gujarat government for conservation of the Asiatic lion.
This was revealed by Union minister of forest and environment Jairam Ramesh in Lok Sabha recently.
AHMEDABAD: If you thought you could take a shortcut through the Gir forest and breach the king of the jungle's privacy in the night, here's some news for you.
AHMEDABAD: Call it the Bachchan effect or the Diwali rush, the Lion Conservation Society of the state government has managed to secure more funds for lion conservation this year.
The Gujarat High Court today asked the state government to frame a policy on forming district and taluka level committees for checking illegal mining activities.
Division Bench of Chief Justice SJ Mukhopadhaya and KM Thakar passed an order in this regard while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against illegal mining in Gir forest region, filed by slain RTI activist Amit Jethwa prior to
Ahmedabad: Lion kings of Gir are enjoying the company of two queens at the same time. This highly unusual behaviour of the big cats has been revealed in a study conducted by a lion researcher, Meena Venkatraman.
Contrary to behaviour seen in Africa, where a lioness mates with two males if left unattended, here in Gir it is the opposite.
New Delhi: The Union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday gave green signal to reintroduce cheetah in three locations in the country. The project will cost around Rs 300 crore in the first year itself and will also displace over 100 settlements.
On July 21, barely a fortnight after he filed a PIL in the Gujarat High Court seeking an end to illegal limestone mining along the Gir wildlife sanctuary, 36-year-old activist Amit Jethava was killed. He was shot from point blank range on a busy highway in Ahmedabad, minutes after he came out of his lawyer
