Gir: A routine early-morning passenger train journey near the Gir forest briefly turned tense when a pride of 10 lions was spotted on the tracks, but swift action by the loco pilot averted a possible disaster. On Monday, the Veraval–Junagadh passenger train was passing through the Sasan Gir–Kansiyanesh section when the loco pilot, Ramavatar Meena, noticed the lions ahead in low light. He and co-pilot Sonu Sharma immediately applied emergency brakes, bringing the train to a halt in time an...Read More

Amreli: Two Asiatic lions died in separate incidents reported from the Amreli and Gir Somnath districts in the Saurashtra region of the state. One lion, around two years old, fell into an open well in Kankot village of Liliya taluka. According to details, local residents spotted the fallen lion in the well and informed the forest department. Upon receiving the information, a forest department team, including the Liliya Range RFO, immediately reached the spot and brought the lion out of the well...Read More

Gir: In a striking example of wildlife intersecting with human infrastructure, Asiatic lions were recently seen crossing railway tracks inside Gir National Park. The moment was captured in videos shared by wildlife enthusiast and Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani. In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter), a lioness is seen calmly leading her cubs across the tracks amid a serene forest backdrop. Nathwani described the scene as “quiet and beautiful,” yet fraught with “invisible danger,” em...Read More

Pauri Garhwal: Acharya Balkrishna of Patanjali Yogpeeth has ignited a wave of curiosity across social media after claiming that an Asiatic lion was spotted in the state of Uttarakhand. According to a post shared by Balkrishna, the big cat from Gir jungle was sighted at the Herbal World Himalaya at Shri Dhanvantari Dham, located in the Pauri Garhwal district. Balkrishna accompanied his claim with two photographs of the lion, describing the event as a phenomenon that is “beyond imagination,” ...Read More

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday drew a cultural parallel between India and Ethiopia, saying he felt “very much at home” in the African nation as both Ethiopia and his home state Gujarat are known as the land of lions. Beginning his address at a joint session of the Ethiopian Parliament, PM Modi said, “It is wonderful to be here in Ethiopia, the land of lions. I feel very much at home. Because my home state Gujarat in India is also home to lions.” He desc...Read More

Gir Somnath: A tragic incident has been reported in the Gir forest region, where a lioness attacked and killed a two-year-old girl today. This is the third such incident in the last 24 hours in the state. The attack occurred in Pichhvi, a village in Kodinar taluka of the Gir region. The victim, Aaradhya Harsukhbhai Makwana, belonging to a Maldhari family, was in the garden area of her house with her family when a lioness emerged from the forest, snatched the child, and dragged her into the fore...Read More

Amreli: A six-month-old lion cub was injured on Friday night after colliding with a train on the broad-gauge railway line between Vadiya and Vavdi, near Vadia, the taluka headquarters of Amreli district. The incident occurred around 9:22 pm on the Veraval–Bandra route. According to officials, a lioness and several cubs were crossing the track when the train approached. The driver noticed the animals on the track and applied brakes, preventing further casualties. While the lioness and the ot...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a decision aimed at protecting both Asiatic lions and farmers, the Gujarat government has announced a 122% increase in assistance for scaffolding and paddy platforms constructed in farmlands, and a 40% hike in assistance for parapet walls around open wells. Under the revised scheme of the Forest and Environment Department, the government has raised the estimated cost of constructing scaffolding platforms in fields from ₹17,300 to ₹38,428. Of this, 75% (₹28,821) will now ...Read More

Amreli: Two young men in Jejad village, Savarkundla taluka were attacked by a lioness protecting its kill on Sunday morning. A local lioness had hunted a goat and was feeding on the carcass near the temple. Omgirji Goswami, a 20-year-old cattle herder, was tending to his livestock nearby when the lioness, likely perceiving him as a threat, launched a surprise attack from behind, inflicting serious injuries. Hearing his cries for help, his friend, Sagar Degda, bravely rushed to his aid but wa...Read More

New Delhi: Protection and management of wildlife and its habitats is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. However, the Central Government has launched ‘Project Lion’ which envisages landscape ecology-based conservation of the Asiatic lion in Gujarat by integrating conservation and eco-development, the Union government said today. The objectives of Project Lion are: To secure and restore lions’ habitats for managing its growing p...Read More