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[Rishi]

(02-26-2019, 04:47 PM)Sanju Wrote: And who knows really what is going, some people say there are no lions in Gir NP but in human villages. Some say there are lions in Gir forest NP and sanctuary.

Can you give info about Lion density or concentration in GPA per sq.km as you are saying that lion density is more overcrowded than in tiger reserves? Like a map like this?

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The last actual study was done in 2015 & any credible data is from back then. 
Offical sources stated Gir & Girnar's total lion numbers at 300+change. From the map of last census, i'll guess 100-150 animals inhabit(ed) the Type-A villages & others spread over the rest of their range.

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I understand that a group is hellbent on propagating the agenda that lions are abandoning Gir en masse, but "abandoning" is different from "leaving".

My understanding is that the lion ID process is pretty rigorous. #799
Not was any such claims made by researchers like Stotra Chakraborti presently working at Gir. Just by unqualified people, many with vested interest.

On the contrary IMO increase in extention of their range this time, may not be very substantial. They haven't reached Velvadhar yet, not has there been much new sighting reports from interiors of Rajkot (north)  Porbandar (west) districts.  
I do indeed expect lion numbers to rise in Type B & C category villages, bolstering the populations there.

The easiest (& only) option is to just wait another year for the new census. My predictions very often turn out accurate!   Reply