Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court criticized the Forest Department and Railways on Tuesday for failing to take proactive measures, without court intervention, in the matter related to the deaths of Asiatic lions on railway tracks. The authorities informed the court about a new standard operating procedure (SOP) aimed at reducing train speed to 30 mph in forest areas, ceasing train movements during night hours, and maintaining a speed of 40 kmph for trains on the broad gauge section between Pi...Read More

Junagadh: A farm laborer was attacked by lion in farm area of Umrala village near Bilkha in Junagadh district. The injured laborer is under medical treatment at present in Junagadh based Civil hospital. A laborer was on nature's call in farm area when a lion attacked it at around 7 am. The locals gathered nearby and shouted loudly and also honked to force lion to leave the place. The owner of the farm, Virendra Vala took injured laborer to hospital. Forest department has meanwhile initia...Read More

Amreli: The forest department has arrested two men from Ahmedabad who were seen harassing a lion in a viral video. In the video, a person in a car turns on the headlights and honks at a lion on the road. Another individual exits the car, approaches the lion, shoots the video, and takes pictures with it while disrupting the natural behavior of the animal. The arrested individuals, Rohit Heerlal Rajput and Tejas Rajendra Singh Parmar, had come to Khambha's Tulsishyam range under Dhari Gi...Read More

Gandhinagar: More than 1.93 lakh visitors visited Gir sanctuary in last one year. Out of these total 1,93,415 tourists, 1,86,918 were Indian citizens while 6,497 were from abroad. The State government earned Rs. 4,92,00,350 (Rs. 4.92 crore) revenue. Tourists need to do online booking on www.girlion.gujarat.gov.in. Refund is made on cancellation of booking. If cancelled 10 days before visit, 75% refund is given, 5-days 50%, if cancelled before 2 days, 25% sum is refunded. These details were share...Read More

Amreli: A lioness got hurt when a goods train hit her while it was crossing railway tracks in the village of Saverkundla on Wednesday. The incident happened near Vijapadi railway station in the Bhammar area around 5 AM. The train was going from Mahuva to Surendranagar, according to the Forest department. The lioness, aged around 7-8 years, had minor injuries and was later rescued and taken to an animal center for treatment. DeshGujaratRead More

Rajkot : The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has granted its approval for the lion safari park in the city on Friday. The CZA, responsible for overseeing all zoos in India, sanctioned the project, making it the third of its kind in Gujarat after Devaliya and Ambardi safari. With this green signal, Rajkot stands as the first municipal corporation to establish a safari park. The decision to create the park as an extension of the zoo was made in the previous budget of the Rajkot Municipal Corporatio...Read More

New Delhi: A total of 397 lions, including cubs, have died in Gujarat in a three-year period from 2019 to 2021, as stated by Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change in Parliament on Friday. The Minister responded to a query in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. The reply states: As reported by the State, 397 lions including 182 cubs of 0-1 year have died in Gujarat from 2019-2021, and the details are as u...Read More

Savarkundla: Forest department of Gujarat government filed case against two persons for illegal spotting of wild lion. Two persons namely Akash Chudasama from Surat and Mukesh Vaghela from Savarkundla were nabbed by foresters and forest guard at Palaniya vidi area of Savarkundla range of forest department, when they entered with their vehicle to spot the wild lions. The department has seized the vehicle and sought Rs. 40,000 payment of fine as advance recovery. The Forest department has arranged...Read More

Gandhinagar: A zoo in Jammu in union territory Jammu & Kashmir will get a pair of Asiatic Gir lions as a donation from Gujarat. A pair shall be housed at Jambu Zoo in Jammu. Male and female adult lion/lioness aged 3.7 and 2.7 years respectively are being brought to Jammu at per the direction of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha. DeshGujaratRead More