Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

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From an other source:

http://conservingtigers.blogspot.ch/p/ar...rking.html

I reproduce one paragraph:


A STORY OF OPTIMISM: THE ASIATIC LION

The Lion, which is commonly thought only to be native to Africa also roams the Gir forest of Gujarat, India. The Asiatic lion (slightly smaller than it's African brother) once extended from the Mediterranean to Northeast India. They were hunted to extinction in most of its range, with only a few remaining in India by the 1900's. In 1910, the population of Asiatic lions dropped to 10 individuals restricted to the Gir forest in Gujarat. By that point, a group of royal British hunters who had previously hunted these lions, had a change of heart and decided to embark on an effort to save the Asiatic lion. They turned the Gir forest into a wildlife sanctuary and strictly prohibited further hunting of the lions. Gir Forest is still a wildlife sanctuary and is now home to about 500 Asiatic lions and growing, all derived from a population of 10 lions in 1910. Though this group of lions is highly inbred, it is truly remarkable how effective methods of conservation brought the Asiatic lion back from the brink of extinction. The Gir Forest in India is the only place left in the world where the Asiatic lion can be found in the wild.


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