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11-28-2018, 01:07 PM( This post was last modified: 11-28-2018, 04:31 PM by Rishi )
(11-28-2018, 07:26 AM)Wolverine Wrote: Gujaratis obviously will not let lions to get out of Kathiawar peninsula because this is the only guarantee that animals will not escape to surrounding states. Kathiawar peninsula is land locked, no escape. Moving of lions in outer Gujarat for GFD is equal to moving to other states...
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As Gujarat shares border with Pak it is risky and also there is a chance of escaping to Pak or Rajasthan and its a war prone zone too! if barda relocation happens, then a new firm forested source for lion meta population to expand from there exists.
Hence, they are afraid to relocate even in their own state and concentrating them towards middle of saurashtra, sea coast or Arabian sea where there will be no land mass to escape. but due to pressure from wildlife lovers, to shift to Mp, there are have no option except to show barda as a diversion to stop that project. Hence, first time they are radio collaring and drone surveillance of 24/7 helpline etc... They are investing money on lion conservation cleverly to defend from inter-state translocation and natural dispersal of lion for their political and tourism interests.
I can't provide the source but, I read couple of articles about officials confirming that 2 lions were seen infrequently in Barda.