Wildlife

160 lions die in Gir in 2 yrs

The Gujarat Forest Department has admitted that more than 160 Asiatic lions have died in the Gir forest in the last two years since the 2015 census put their population at record 523.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2017
Manas Dasgupta
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Lion, Gir NP, Right To Information (RTI), Environmentalists, Wildlife
Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Endangered Species, 14/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Endangered Species, 14/03/2017. Census of major flagship species is undertaken at the State-level by the respective State/Union Territory Governments periodically. However census of tiger and elephant is undertaken at the national level once every four and five years respectively. State-wise estimated population of tigers, elephants, rhino and lions, as per the latest census available with the Ministry, is given in the Annexure IA, IB and IC.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Endangered Species, India, Statistics, Wildlife, Tiger, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Lion
Wildlife

Dispersion of the Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica and its survival in human-dominated landscape outside the Gir forest, Gujarat, India

Expansion and consolidation of Gir Protected Area, Gujarat, India – habitat of the Asiatic lion, and response of prey and predator to the management and dispersion trend of lions outside the Gir forests are interesting and noteworthy. During the last five decades (1965–2015), an approach for the Asiatic lion conservation is one of the best efforts in the world. Unlike other super predators, the number of lions has increased by 4-folds and wild ungulates by over 13-folds in the Gir forest during this period.

Publication Date: 
10/03/2017
H. S. Singh
Current Science
112
5
933-940
Tags:
Lion, Gir NP, Endangered Species, Gujarat, Wildlife And People, Protected Area Conservation
Wildlife

More charges against Cecil hunter

The State has laid a further charge against former professional hunter Theo Bronkhorst, in connection 'Cecil the lion's death.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2017
IOL (South Africa)
Tags:
Wildlife, Hunting, Lion, Endangered Species, Zimbabwe, Africa
Wildlife

Rare Namibia desert lion dies of anthrax say environment ministry

WINDHOEK Namibia (Xinhua) -- Namibia’s environment ministry said Wednesday that the desert lion found dead last month died of anthrax.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2017
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Wildlife, Lion, Namibia, Endangered Species, Africa
Wildlife

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Counting of Wildlife Animals, 07/02/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Counting of Wildlife Animals, 07/02/2017. Census of major flagship species is undertaken at the State-level by the respective State/Union Territory Governments periodically. However census of tiger and elephant is undertaken at the national level once every four and five years respectively. State-wise comparative estimated population of tigers, elephants, rhino and lions, as available with the Ministry, is given in the Annexure. There is a general trend of increase in the population of tiger, elephants, rhino and lions in the country.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Wildlife, Tiger, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Lion, India, Statistics, Parliament
Wildlife

Armed herders invade Kenya's most important wildlife conservancy

Thousands of heavily-armed herders are invading conservancies, private properties and smallholdings in Laikipia, one of Kenya’s most important wildlife areas, as they search for pasture for their c

Publication Date: 
03/02/2017
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Wildlife, Kenya, Livestock, Conflicts, Elephant, Lion, Farmers, Africa
Wildlife

After Sasan, second lion safari coming up at Girnar

The tourism dept wants to attract tourists coming for pilgrimage to the Girnar mountain.The tourism dept wants to attract tourists coming for pilgrimage to the Girnar mountain.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2016
Himanshu Kaushik
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Gir NP, National Board for Wildlife, Junagadh (D), Census/ Habitat Monitoring, Lion, Sanctuaries, Wildlife
Biodiversity

Bastion of biodiversity protected in eastern DRC

The Kabobo Natural Reserve, together with the adjoining Ngandja and Luama Katanga Reserves, protects nearly 7,000 square kilometers of important habitat for biodiversity, watersheds and forests nea

Publication Date: 
23/12/2016
Mongabay
Tags:
Biodiversity, National Parks, Congo, Africa, Wildlife, Elephant, Lion, Endangered Species, Flora, Fauna
Environment

Environment study to be mandatory in UP schools

Environmental education may become mandatory for all public and private schools in UP.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2016
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Environment Education, Cycles, Environmental Security, Lion, Wildlife, Environment

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