Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project

[Matias]

Congratulations on the post Pckts

It is indisputable the need for the Government of India to find a second home for its lions. Reintroduced / relocated lions will wander out of the territory determined for them, regardless of territorial size. Man / lion conflicts will be commonplace and routine. It is a recipe doomed to failure. As Indian reserves and protected areas are small the only solution initially feasible is to transfer the lions to a fenced reserve. As the "Indian model of conservation" does not conceive of this idea, even in the reserves that in functional terms behave like an island, surrounded by settlements and human activities, without possibility of connection with any other, without any possibility of expansion, becomes very difficult Feasibility of a translocation.

Although the Supreme Court has decided to relocate, many obstacles have been created. What previously seemed to be a reluctance of the state of Gujarat before the loss of tourist revenue lion, today, gained contours of difficult solution. Without a well-structured lion conservation project in another part of India this transfer should not be feasible.

I believe it will take many years for lions to be effectively relocated to any other reservation, and even longer to be reintroduced anywhere else outside of India. Reply