In the Gir National Park sometimes referred to as the Gir Forest a lioness is raising a leopard cub. This is highly unusual. This national park is well known as the home of the Asiatic lion. Counting lions is difficult … Continue reading →
Once they have found him, a man-eating lion living in the north-west of India in the Gir National Park will be spared and placed in a zoo instead of being shot. I like that. It is the kind of attitude … Continue reading →
The only place where the wild Asiatic lion lives is in the Gir Forest, Gujarat, India. It has been a success story. The population of lions has increased. In 1968 there were less than 200 lions. Today the number is … Continue reading →
Hundreds of villagers are being forced out of their homes in central India to make way for a new Asiatic lion sanctuary in an area where the animals were hunted to the brink of extinction in the nineteenth century. The … Continue reading →
Asiatic lion – Photo by DrGaz Introduction Description Name & Classification News April 2010Range History Threats & Conservation Introduction See lion facts for information on both subspecies of lion. There are 359 Asiatic lions left in the wild (Gir National … Continue reading →
