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

Jamnagar: Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation today announced the launch of their Vantara (Star of the Forest) programme, an umbrella initiative to focus on rescue, treatment, care and rehabilitation of injured, abused and threatened animals, both in India and abroad. Spread over 3000 acres within the Green Belt of Reliance’s Jamnagar Refinery Complex in Gujarat, Vantara aims to be one of the leading contributors to conservation efforts globally. By working with leading experts in anim...Read More

Amreli: A lioness (5 to 9 years old) died of drowning in Arabian Sea off Amreli coast in Gujarat. Its body was found on Thursday evening along the coast of Dharabandar village. Death of Lion by drowning is rare and uncommon instance. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Forest minister of Gujarat, Mulubhai Bera today shared a photograph of Shri Rakhodi Titodi bird which is according to him seen for the first time in Gujarat at Pavagadh's Vad talav. Bera in a tweet further informed that the visuals are captured by Rajgadh range's Van Rakshak officer in his camera. This bird was earlier spotted in 2021 at Timbi talav near Vadodara. This rare bird is spotted in China, Japan and other countries according to bird watchers. શુભ સમાચા...Read More

Vastrapur: Gujarat Chief Minister visits the Wildlife Life Care Centre of the Forest department in Bodakdev and monitors the operation theatre, OPD, X-ray room, etc facilities here for birds. The State government has launched Karuna Abhiyan from 10 to 20 January to rescue and treat birds injured due to kite flying string(thread) during, before, and after the Kite Flying Festival (14-15 January). More than 900 treatment centres, 700 doctors, and 7700 volunteers will be part of Karuna Abhiyan. La...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired the 23rd meeting of the State Board for Wildlife today, and instructed the forest department to conduct a preliminary survey for declaring the protected forest area of 69,668.51 hectares of two divisions of the Surat forest circle as a sanctuary. Accordingly, field officers of the Forest Department will conduct a primary survey of flora, and fauna in the forest areas across 7 ranges, namely Umarpada, Vadpada, Mandvi North and South,�...Read More

Kutch:  The forest department has restored 13,000 hectares of Banni Grasslands, recognized as India's largest grassland, covering a total area of 2.5 lakh hectares. In the restoration efforts, quality grass was grown, including the Jinjwa species, and for the first time, seeds were dispersed across the grassland using drones. The Central government has given approval for setting up a cheetah breeding conservation center in these grasslands. The goal is to restore an additional 70,000 hectare...Read More

Junagadh: As Gir Jungle remains the last place where Asiatic lions are found, Junagadh is set to have India's largest animal treatment facilities, often referred to as the "AIIMS for wildlife." The National Wildlife Disease Diagnostic and Research Centre (NWDDRC), designated as a referral hospital, is slated to be built on a 21-hectare plot in Nava Pipaliya village, located approximately 20 km from Junagadh city. The forest department has taken possession of the land, and the state government...Read More