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Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos
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Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos
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Sandeep Parmar
Mom, that thing looks delicious..! ?  *This image is copyright of its original author
Tinku Disoza
Devraj is one of the best lookig asiatic lions  *This image is copyright of its original author
Ashvinsinh Parmar
World Lion ? day.... Gir & Lion....My Proud  *This image is copyright of its original author
 *This image is copyright of its original author The Persian lion and Persian lioness of Tehran Zoological Garden called “Hiraman” and “Ilda” respectively, start living together, Tehran, Iran, August 10, 2019. Hiraman and Ilda were transferred to Tehran Zoological Garden according to the Endangered Species Programme (EEP) of The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). Source: https://en.isna.ir/photo/98051909519/Persian-lions-start-living-together#1 
Big information reveals based on recent studies.
Big cats in Gujarat's Gir forest now prefer small ventures Himanshu Kaushik | TNN | Updated: Aug 11, 2019  *This image is copyright of its original author AHMEDABAD: Big cats have restricted their movements in the Gir region. According to a report prepared by the forest department officials in Gujarat, lions that moved in an area of 250-300 sq km outside the sanctuary, have confined themselves within 30-40 sq km. Their movements were mapped with the help of radio collars on 75 lions, 60 of them outside the Gir sanctuary area. This, according to experts, is a departure from an earlier research by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) where lions were documented to move in an area of 100-150 sq km within the sanctuary and 250-300 sq km outside the Gir. The home range for lioness was around 50 sq km. A senior officer said it has been noted that the lions have made several villages their permanent homes. Primary data reveals movement of lion prides in three-four villages. Some movement along the border is also noted between the sanctuary area and villages. According to the May 2015 census, there were 523 lions in Gir, of which 168 were outside the sanctuary area. But the internal assessment of the state government hinted at the presence of 800 lions in the region — 340-odd within the protected sanctuary and the rest in rural areas of Amreli, Gir-Somnath, Bhavnagar, Porbandar and Junagadh. The lion population is spread in an area of 25,000 sq km. The experts say easy access to food could be the reason why the lions have made these villages their permanent abode. According to a lion expert H S Singh, “If the lions have been moving in a small territory, it indicates that there is ample food for them there.” Y V Jhala, the WII expert who has carried out several researches on lions, says, “In case of WII study, which has been documented, only the lioness had been moving in a territory of 40-odd sq km while the lion had been travelling in an area of 100-150 sq km within the sanctuary and 250-300 sq km outside. Jhala, however, refused to comment on the Gujarat government findings, stating that data was not available for analysis.Chief conservator of forest, Junagadh, D T Vasavada, said “We are awaiting data for all three seasons — summer, monsoon and winter — and once the data is made available, a detailed analysis will be done. We are aware that easy availability of food restricts movement of lions in certain pockets. A watch will definitely be kept in these areas.” Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...624767.cms Love lost for lions in home turf Gir sanctuary? Himanshu Kaushik | TNN | Updated: Aug 13, 2019  *This image is copyright of its original author AHMEDABAD: Familiarity breeds contempt, goes the saying for humans. According to a path-breaking study on lions in Gujarat, the same may hold true for the celebrated man-animal relationship in the Gir jungles and its periphery in the state. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) study titled ‘Ecology of lion in agro-pastoral Gir landscape, Gujarat’ carried out between 2009-2014 reveals that people in neighbouring Bhavnagar and Amreli districts, where the Big Cats have started over the past decade, are more ‘lion friendly’ than their counterparts in Junagadh which houses the Gir sanctuary. The sanctuary, which is the last abode of the Asiatic lion, traces the animals present to early 19th century. “Studying local people’s attitudes, Bhavnagar district was found to be more lion friendly while Junagadh the least. People in Junagadh district have an uninterrupted history of staying with lions and have only recently dispersed in the agro-pastoral landscape of Bhavnagar and Amreli districts,” states the study authored by noted lion expert and WII scientist Y V Jhala with researchers Kaushik Banerjee and Parabita Basu. Over 680 people in 254 villages in Gir and outside the protected area were interviewed where researchers found that longer history of tolerating conflicts with lions may have have made respondents of Junagadh comparatively more hostile than people from Amreli or Bhavnagar districts. At the heart of hostility lies economics, as majority of people in Junagadh suffer crop and cattle losses due to lions attacks which hit them financially. In fact, 74% of people said compensation scheme was not financially appropriate. Lion density outside Gir under limit of social tolerance Outside Gir, lion density is only 2 per 100sq km which is under the threshold of social tolerance due to which people want lions in their vicinity,” states The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) study titled ‘Ecology of lion in agro-pastoral Gir landscape’. Last counted in 2015, Gujarat was recorded to have 523 lions which are estimated to have swelled to over 700 lions. Of these, 50% are estimated to live outside the protected area spread over 22,000 sq km in four neighbouring districts namely Bhavnagar, Amreli, Porbandar and Gir Somnath. Till recently, the special man animal bonding in Gir was credited for growing numbers of lions. In fact, research paper by noted lion expert H S Singh underscored how deep rooted pride for lions in the culture and tradition of locals was central to conservation of the big cats in the state. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...651398.cms
Devraj of Devaliya Safari park...
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Male of Ambardi safari park.  *This image is copyright of its original author Girnar male.  *This image is copyright of its original author @tanya.hattingh_wildlife.nature  *This image is copyright of its original author Looks like Hothtutlo (so much larger).  *This image is copyright of its original author Danita Delimont Collared male with female on monsoon steam.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Yogesh Masuria
LION AT SASAN GIR, 08, 2019, © Yogesh Masuria  *This image is copyright of its original author
Lions Hunt Less, Scavenge More Outside Gir Sanctuary: Report
Controversy continues as malpractice urges lions towards easy meals.  *This image is copyright of its original author A new study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) reveals that side effects of the very practice that allowed Asiatic lions live alongside humans in harmony are now turning on its very behaviour. Dead, weak and sick livestock are abandoned in Katiawar to keep the local lions off the high-value ones, as those are easy prey & lions usually go for them. This is the reason the lions suffer no retaliation from the villagers for cattle-lifting. However, outside Gir sanctuary there is no viable natural preybase in many & now hunting mostly domestic animals is slowly turning the Asiatic lions into scavengers. The study, ‘Ecology of Lion in agro-pastoral Gir landscape, Gujarat’, examined the feeding habits of the lions, both inside and outside the forest’s protected areas. And it sheds new light on behavioural differences among lions inside and outside the sanctuary. Inside the protected area, 75% of the lions’ diet comprises wild prey that they hunt themselves, against only 30% few decades ago. However, as they stray further from the protected areas, the share of hunted wild ungulates starts falling. In many parts it's close to only 20% of their diet, with livestock comprising the rest. What’s alarming is that only 20% of the livestock consumed is actually hunted; the rest of it is scavenged and comprises baited, dead or dying (and sometimes ill) livestock abandoned by local villagers.  *This image is copyright of its original author About half of Gir’s 700 (estimated) lions live outside the sanctuary area, in Bhavnagar, Amreli, Porbandar and Gir Somnath districts. The WII team expressed their concern that easy availability of food was dulling the Asiatic lions’ natural instinct to hunt its prey. Cubs are especially vulnerable, since repeated exposure to ‘easy’ food could leave them without this essential life skill. Forest officials suggested disposal of cattle carcasses in lion habitats should not be allowed anymore. “This will ensure lions are mandated to kill livestock or wild ungulates in the area and keep their hunting skills honed,” he said.“This would also prevent outbreak of CDV like diseases as sick and dead cattle are eaten by dogs which are carriers of deadly CDV virus,” the official added. But even if wild prey is somehow made available in those areas (nearly impossible), the lions would still prefer to go for cattle that are still comperatively easier to catch. But these would be healthy, productive ones & killing them will in turn cause villagers to economically suffer giving rise to nearly forgotten man-animal conflict in the region. Sources: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...720294.cms https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/new...ary-report
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