Found only in Gujarat’s Gir Forest, they are a subspecies of lions that live in dry forests. They are unique to India.

A recent taxonomic study has suggested that the Barbary lion is the same subspecies as the Asiatic and West African populations, though not all experts agree with this classification. The Barbary ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...