The Centre has proposed Project Lion, a conservation project on the lines of Project Tiger, to protect the last remaining Asiatic lions in India.
A 2005 census found that there were 359 Asiatic lions left, all at Gujarat's Gir wildlife sanctuary.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/centre-plans-project-protect-lions
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lion
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gir-np
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat