Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project

[Rishi]

(04-20-2018, 12:57 AM)Wolverine Wrote: Have you noticed that after Indian Supreme Court statement that part of the lions must be translocated to Kuno in Gujarat number of lions started to grow with irreristable power.... If assume that this numbers are true that mean that Kuno IS DOING ITS JOB even for now the project is unsucsesfull... Same as husband is telling to his wife: "If you dont do fitness and IF you become fat I'll find another girl..." "If you dont ptotect lions... than... is coming the big fat stick..." One additional reason to keep Kuno in the future as potential option and to make Gujaratis more entusiastic to protect their lions  @Rishi

Actually, there has been some more developments lately...

There has been two petitions filed in Supreme Court last month.
One (by Ajay Dubey, wildlife activist) requesting the SC takes ation against Gujarat and Union governments for not implementing the apex court’s order for lion translocation passed in April 2013.
Another (by Wildlife Conservation Trust, Rajkot based NGO) pointing out the flaws in the plan & how it should be aborted for both tigers' & lions' sake. Don't know its hearing has been done or not...

Under the Union minister of forest and environment, a 12-member committee, formed according to the apex court’s order of April 2013, met in mid-March and the minutes, yet undisclosed, have been placed before the court.

However, WCT's petition had submitted that Gujarat has tried to put forward several arguments before the expert committee, but the committee which was bound by directions given in the judgement, was not willing to hear any arguments against translocation!

Two 9-member subcommittees have also been formed in each of the states, haeded by the respective Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) & representation from the other state party to the translocation, Union government and Wildlife Insitute of India.
Their goal is “to ensure that all concerns of the Gujarat government are amicably resolved and lion translocation can take place without hindrance & help ensure direct involvement and regular monitoring of translocation by both the states ."

Yadvendradev Jhala of the WII said, “We have received the letter from Gujarat government to appoint a representative on the committee. The committee mandate is to ensure translocation of the lions.”

When all key issues raised by Gujarat are addressed to the state’s satisfaction, the two sub-committees will submit their report to the main committee and lion translocation should begin.

Meanwhile in Kuno...

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