Asiatic lions
Lion@47: Vision for Amrutkal : New Plan for Conservation of Asiatic Lions
The central government has unveiled a plan for the conservation of Asiatic lions in Gir, a region in Gujarat. Titled “Lion@47: Vision for Amrutkal,” the plan is part of Project Lion and aims to secure and restore habitats to manage ..
Tags: Asiatic lion • Asiatic lions • gir forest • Gujarat • Lion@47
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Management report of National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries
The Union environment Minister shri Prakash Javadekar recently released Management Effectiveness Evaluation report of 146 National Parks and wildlife sanctuaries. The report is first of its kind in the country What are the Key findings of the report? Around 60% ..
Tags: Asiatic lion • Asiatic lions • IUCN • Leopard • national park
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Asiatic Lion population increased
On June 10, 2020, PM Modi on Twitter announced about the increase in population of Asiatic Lions. Highlights The Asiatic Lion population has increased by 29%. It was 523 in 2015 and has increased to 674 in 2020. India has ..
Tags: Asiatic lions • Endangered • Gir Sanctuary • Gir Wildlife Sanctuary • Indian Lion
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Scientists sequence Asiatic lion’s Genome for the first time
The scientists from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (CSIR)-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, for the first time sequenced the entire genome of Asiatic lion. Key Highlights of Study The population of Asiatic lion, an endangered species ..
Tags: African Cheetah • Asiatic lions • CCMB • Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology • CITES
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Gujarat Government starts vaccination of Gir lions against deadly canine distemper virus
Gujarat Forest Department has started vaccination of lions in Gir sanctuary to protect them from a deadly canine distemper virus (CDV) and protozoa infections. The virus is blamed for the death of as many as 23 lions in Gujarat’s Gir ..
Tags: Asiatic lions • canine distemper virus • Diseases • Environment • Gir Sanctuary