The Asiatic lion pair covered around 1,000 km to reach Van Vihar. Both male and female big cats are aged three years. Currently, both of them are in the grip of trauma.

Asiatic lions are a rare subspecies found only in India, smaller than their African cousins but equally majestic, with a distinct fold of skin on their belly and a shorter, less dense mane.

This is despite an increase in prey animals within the Gir forest -- the only natural habitat of the Asiatic lion -- over the past six years. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, citing data ...

A pair of captive Asiatic lions have been brought to Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai from Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat to join the park's captive lion safari. The lions arrived at SGNP ...

This is despite an increase in prey animals within the Gir forest -- the only natural habitat of the Asiatic lion -- over the past six years. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav ...

since the death of its last lion, Jimmy, in 2014. Jimmy, a 16-year-old African-Asiatic hybrid lion, passed away in 2014 after a prolonged illness. Born at the Byculla zoo in 1998 to African lion ...

Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir National Park exhibit higher activity levels compared to their African relatives. They remain active for about 37% of their day, hunting, feeding, and patrolling.

Most tourists hoping to see big cats in India go looking for Bengal tigers – but in the Sasan Gir National Park, there's an even rarer beast to spot. This sanctuary, surrounded by the "vast ...

The endangered Asiatic lions started showing signs of illness over the weekend, prompting officials to order coronavirus tests. The infected big cats, along with five others at the Night Safari ...

Ahmedabad - Officials had ordered an investigation in June after photos of Jadeja posing in front of a pride of lions during a safari in Gir forest went viral on social media. Indian cricketer ...