The prey base for the Asiatic Lion in Gir has increased by 37 per cent in the last five years. The estimated prey base has increased from 1,55,659 in 2019 to 2,13,391 in 2024, Union Minister of State ...
The Asiatic lion, scientifically known as Panthera leo persica, once roamed the vast terrains stretching from the Middle East to India. Historical records and fossil evidence suggest that these ...
Mumbai's Ranibaug Zoo has requested Asiatic lions from Gujarat's forest department to fill a long-vacant space since 2014. Despite past unsuccessful attempts and no return offering except costly ...
Writes Anant Sinha in an article titled “James Prinsep’s Lions”, in a commemorative issue of Journal of the Asiatic Society on the 225th birth anniversary of James Prinsep, “It is interesting to note ...