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World Lion Day: PM Modi Praises Steady Rise In India's Lion Population
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India's lion population has seen a steady increase in the last few years as he greeted people on World Lion Day.
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World Lion Day 2021: Date, History, Significance, And India's Lion Population
As we observe World Lion Day on August 10, there couldn't be a better way to raise awareness about the conservation and sustainable solutions to save the global wild lion population, which has now reduced to only about 20,000.
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"Asiatic Lion Roars Louder": Prakash Javadekar After Population Rises
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said it was "conservation success" after the Gujarat government announced that the population of Asiatic lions has gone up by 29 per cent in the Gir forests.
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PM Modi Shares Some "Very Good News" About Gir Lions
The population of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest has increased, and so has their distribution area, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.
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Indonesia's Lion Air Crash Report Recommends Redesign, Better Pilot Training
Indonesia has recommended closer scrutiny of automated control systems, better design of flight deck alerts and accounting for a more diverse pilot population in the wake of a Boeing 737 MAX crash, according to a copy of a final report seen by Reuters.
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Virus Affects More Gir Lions, Indicating Active Disease Transmission
The country's top medical and virology investigators asked the government on Tuesday to shift healthy lions from Gujarat's Gir forest after fresh samples of lions tested positive for a virus, which had wiped out 30 per cent of the animal's population in East Africa, indicating "active disease transmission".
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Blog: The Shocking, Tragic Deaths Of 13 Gir Lions
Lion fights are messy and injuries to their bodies would be immediately obvious. So it begs the question of why there are no definitive answers for the deaths when infighting is the main explanation given by the forest department. The department has admitted to the presence of an infection in the liver and lungs of some of the lions in their press ...
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Sea Lions Have Made A Magnificent Comeback, And They Want Their Beaches Back
Just a few decades ago, the California sea lion seemed on the verge of becoming an endangered species. It was 1964, and hunting and fishing had caused the breeding population off the West Coast to shrink to just 35,000.
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Earth Is On Its Way To The Biggest Mass Extinction Since The Dinosaurs, Scientists Warn
Have humans damaged the Earth's ecosystems so severely that we're well on our way to the biggest mass extinction since the dinosaurs vanished 66 million years ago? And are we running out of time to reverse the negative impacts of our actions?
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Plight Of African Lions Persists 1 Year After Cecil Killing
A year ago, an American killed a lion in Zimbabwe in what authorities said was an illegal hunt, infuriating people worldwide and invigorating an international campaign against trophy hunting in Africa. Some conservationists, however, warn there are greater threats to Africa's beleaguered lion populations, including human encroachment on their habit...
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Panic As Lions On The Loose In Kenyan Capital
Wildlife rangers in Nairobi on Friday hunted for two lions who escaped from Nairobi's national park and meandered into "highly populated" areas of the Kenyan capital.
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Professor Who Studied Cecil the Lion Calls for Donations
People moved by the death of Zimbabwe's beloved Cecil the lion should donate to conservation efforts to save Africa's dwindling population of the giant cats, a professor who spent years tracking Cecil said on Wednesday.
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Lion Headcount Continues After Floods Wreck Gujarat Forest
Almost a month after devastating floods in Amreli, Gujarat left 10 Asiatic lions and hundreds of wild animals dead, forest officials are still taking stock of the big cat population
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Gujarat lion count now 411, up by 52
A new census in Gir forests has revealed that the population of the Asiatic lion in its only abode has risen by 52 to reach the figure of 411.
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No space for Gujarat's lions at Gir
While the rest of India is fighting to save the tiger, the Gujarat government has announced an increase in its lion population at the Gir National Park. While conservationists say that this is a good sign of the park's health, they are worried that Asia's only lions could however, be in danger of being wiped out.
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World Lion Day: PM Modi Praises Steady Rise In India's Lion Population
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India's lion population has seen a steady increase in the last few years as he greeted people on World Lion Day.
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World Lion Day 2021: Date, History, Significance, And India's Lion Population
As we observe World Lion Day on August 10, there couldn't be a better way to raise awareness about the conservation and sustainable solutions to save the global wild lion population, which has now reduced to only about 20,000.
-
"Asiatic Lion Roars Louder": Prakash Javadekar After Population Rises
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said it was "conservation success" after the Gujarat government announced that the population of Asiatic lions has gone up by 29 per cent in the Gir forests.
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PM Modi Shares Some "Very Good News" About Gir Lions
The population of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest has increased, and so has their distribution area, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.
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Indonesia's Lion Air Crash Report Recommends Redesign, Better Pilot Training
Indonesia has recommended closer scrutiny of automated control systems, better design of flight deck alerts and accounting for a more diverse pilot population in the wake of a Boeing 737 MAX crash, according to a copy of a final report seen by Reuters.
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Virus Affects More Gir Lions, Indicating Active Disease Transmission
The country's top medical and virology investigators asked the government on Tuesday to shift healthy lions from Gujarat's Gir forest after fresh samples of lions tested positive for a virus, which had wiped out 30 per cent of the animal's population in East Africa, indicating "active disease transmission".
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Blog: The Shocking, Tragic Deaths Of 13 Gir Lions
Lion fights are messy and injuries to their bodies would be immediately obvious. So it begs the question of why there are no definitive answers for the deaths when infighting is the main explanation given by the forest department. The department has admitted to the presence of an infection in the liver and lungs of some of the lions in their press ...
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Sea Lions Have Made A Magnificent Comeback, And They Want Their Beaches Back
Just a few decades ago, the California sea lion seemed on the verge of becoming an endangered species. It was 1964, and hunting and fishing had caused the breeding population off the West Coast to shrink to just 35,000.
-
Earth Is On Its Way To The Biggest Mass Extinction Since The Dinosaurs, Scientists Warn
Have humans damaged the Earth's ecosystems so severely that we're well on our way to the biggest mass extinction since the dinosaurs vanished 66 million years ago? And are we running out of time to reverse the negative impacts of our actions?
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Plight Of African Lions Persists 1 Year After Cecil Killing
A year ago, an American killed a lion in Zimbabwe in what authorities said was an illegal hunt, infuriating people worldwide and invigorating an international campaign against trophy hunting in Africa. Some conservationists, however, warn there are greater threats to Africa's beleaguered lion populations, including human encroachment on their habit...
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Panic As Lions On The Loose In Kenyan Capital
Wildlife rangers in Nairobi on Friday hunted for two lions who escaped from Nairobi's national park and meandered into "highly populated" areas of the Kenyan capital.
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Professor Who Studied Cecil the Lion Calls for Donations
People moved by the death of Zimbabwe's beloved Cecil the lion should donate to conservation efforts to save Africa's dwindling population of the giant cats, a professor who spent years tracking Cecil said on Wednesday.
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Lion Headcount Continues After Floods Wreck Gujarat Forest
Almost a month after devastating floods in Amreli, Gujarat left 10 Asiatic lions and hundreds of wild animals dead, forest officials are still taking stock of the big cat population
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Gujarat lion count now 411, up by 52
A new census in Gir forests has revealed that the population of the Asiatic lion in its only abode has risen by 52 to reach the figure of 411.
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No space for Gujarat's lions at Gir
While the rest of India is fighting to save the tiger, the Gujarat government has announced an increase in its lion population at the Gir National Park. While conservationists say that this is a good sign of the park's health, they are worried that Asia's only lions could however, be in danger of being wiped out.
