Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project

[Shardul]

@Wolverine,

1. Conspiracy theory without any basis.
2. The nawab of Junagarh only gave protection early on. Since 1947, it is the Gujarat state government that has been working on not only giving protection to the lions, but also managing their prey and habitat, providing maldharis adequate compensation so that they don't kill lions in retaliation to their cattles being lifted, and so on. They have been doing this since the last 70 years, and have done a better job of protecting their lions than any other state has done for tigers.
3. Yes, I agree, but I also think lions should be allowed to move out naturally, rather than being trans-located to areas with unknown problems.
4. hyperbole.
5a. Tigers will keep moving into Kuno from Ranthambhore as long as the corridor exists, so yes, in a way they have chosen Kuno by moving into it. They have also moved into Bharatpur, so we have a precedent.
5b. Most people in the world are unaware of the asiatic lion's existence. In fact, outside of tigers and elephants, most of India's wildlife is unknown to the world. Don't be fooled by these forums, since they represent a knowledgeable, but extremely tiny minority. If you don't believe me, check out the comments on the recent "Jungle Book" movie trailer, where most people were complaining that the movie was inaccurate since there were no rhinos or bears in India, or that the animals depicted in the movie don't even exist. So no, India will never take Africa's place, in terms of wildlife tourism, not in a million years. Reply