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Javadekar elated after installation of 400 water points in Gujarat's Gir N
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Friday expressed happiness over the installation of 400 water points in Gujarat's Gir National Park.
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Congress' Shaktisinh Gohil in Parliament raises issue of Asiatic Lions kil
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Shaktisinh Gohil on Monday raised the issue of killing of Asiatic Lions in rail accidents in Gujarat's Gir Forest.
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Hope this positive trend continues: PM credits Gujarat's people for record
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the people of Gujarat for a record increase in the growth rate of Asiatic Lion in the state, stating that emphasis on technology, wildlife healthcare and proper habitat management led to the surge.
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Asiatic lion population in Gujarat grows to 674, sees over 28% growth
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 10 (ANI): Gujarat has seen one of the highest growth rate of 28.87 per cent in the population of Asiatic Lions taking their number from 523 to 674 in five years from the last population estimation done in 2015, state forest department said on Wednesday.
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Assam State Zoo acquires 2 Asiatic lions from Gujarat
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): The Assam State Zoo recently acquired a pair of Asiatic lions from the Sukkerbhag Zoo in Gujarat.
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Suffering from paralysis, young Asiatic lion dies in Hyderabad
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 21 (ANI): A five-year-old male Asiatic lion, who was suffering from paralysis, died due to multiple organs failure at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Saturday.
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Govt launches conservation project for Asiatic lions
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched the "Asiatic Lion Conservation Project" with an aim to protect and conserve the world's last ranging free population of Asiatic Lion and its associated ecosystem.
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3 Asiatic lions mowed down by train in Gujarat
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Junagarh (Gujarat) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Three Asiatic lions were killed after being mowed down by a goods train in Junagarh district of Gujarat.
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21 Asiatic lions dead in one month in Gir forest
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dalkhaniya (Gujarat) [India] October 2 (ANI): At least 10 more lions have died in Gujarat's Gir forest, taking the overall death toll to 21 since September 11, the forest department officials confirmed on Tuesday.
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Surat Zoo: Health of Asiatic lion 'Shyamal' leaves doctors worri
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Oct.1 (ANI): The health of the famous Asiatic lion, 'Shyamal', one of the major attractions of the Sarthana Nature Park and Zoo in Surat, Gujarat, has left veterinarians worried.
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Two lionesses spotted strolling on village streets in Gujarat
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Gir Somnath (Gujarat) [India], Sept. 18 (ANI): Two Asiatic lionesses were spotted walking on the streets of Gujarat' Gir- Somnath district recently. The wild animals had strayed into the residential area and were seen chasing cattle in a video captured on Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV
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