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Preparations for the reintroduction of Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica into Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India [1]

Approximately 300 Asiatic lions Panthera leo persica are confined to the 1,883 km2 Gir forests in Gujarat, western India. To establish a second home for the Asiatic lion in its former range, Kuno Wildlife Division (1,280 km2, with a core 345 km2 Sanctuary) has been identified in Madhya Pradesh.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2007
A.J.T. Johnsingh [2], S.P. Goyal [3], Qamar Qureshi [4]
Oryx [5]
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Wildlife [6], Lion [7], Wildlife Management [8], Gir NP [9], Palpur-Kuno SA [10], Relocation [11], India [12], Gujarat [13], Madhya Pradesh [14]
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gir-np
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palpur-kuno-sa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/relocation
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