Lions and Tigers in India

[Sanju]

Yes, @Pckts they may meet in near future very very soon! I said may because, there is only 1 tiger in Gujarat officially (can be more unnoticed and unidentified every moment coz humans are not gods but some locals may witness them sometimes). If more tigers are there not spotted by FD but can be witnessed by locals and FD assume that these uneducated villagers might have confusing tiger with leopard. But most of the times villagers can be correct but forest dept don't believe in them. No one knows how many tigers are in Gujarat.

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If we put aside assumptions. Precisely based on evidence and officially found only one tiger present in Gujarat for "now" and this journey from Ratapani to Mahisagar can't be done by every tiger, mostly by males coz the nomad males search for mate and migrate long distances. So its very unlikely that a "tigress" will come from Maha or Raj or MP to the same Gujarat's border forests so that they can breed to start a population. So, only chance is to relocate a tigress from different reserve. or else, Tigers can't meet Lions even though Lions go on expanding their range even further and further in all possible directions..

So in Kuno they may meet after some decades "if" relocation happens or in Gujarat or if a tigress is relocated to the current tiger located Boriya, Lunawada forest area of Mahisagar district division or both. The only chance of tiger to make a "permanent" residence in Gujarat for tigers is to reintroduce this ujjain tiger (actually ratapani tiger) and a tigress in a near by "protected reserve with enough prey base" or to build a new reserve for tigers with sufficient prey base.

Or both Kuno Lion reserve and Gujarat Tiger Reserve can happen to make or facilitate Lion-Tiger meet possible again in the wild if every thing goes right with govt and locals.

Orelse, the chances are slim they both meet in the wild. Remember it should happen as fast as possible coz clock is running for "Gir Lions". Any moment, they can be "pufffff". Reply