Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

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(11-10-2016, 11:02 AM)Spalea Wrote: @Ngala:

The asiatic lions were just over a dozen a century ago...And now they are too numerous in this place, in this park. Therefore they seek to occupy new spaces close to the Gir sanctuary. In short all these lions descend from this small dozen individuals in a space now too limited. Diffuse consanguinity ? I would be not surprised...

(05-02-2015, 09:57 AM)sanjay Wrote: Asiatic lions since1936
year calculation by no.
1936 Junagadh king 287
1950 Winter Bleeth 227
1955 Winter Bleeth C 290
1963 Gujarat Forest
department 285
1968 -do- 177
1974 -do- 180
1979 ; -do- 205
1984 -do- 239
1990 -do- 284
1995 -do- 304
2001 -do- 327
2005 -do- 359
2010 -do- 411
For 2015 calculation is started
using latest technology at 625 Points by 2300 Forest employees
& 250 selected volunteer expected that no of lions is around 500

Source: Raval Haresh from ‎Indian Wildlife Photographers group

Famous quote 'All Asiatic lions are descendants of a doze lions' is just a cock and bull story!! Now they are 523+ so i don't think they are in-breed animals if that is so all Siberian Tigers and Sumatran Tigers and West African lions are also in-breed which are lesser than 500. 

That squint may be photo angle or 1/2 lions blood line or because of some injury in past or some xyz reason! Reply