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The last refuge of the Asiatic lion population is the 1,412 km 2 (545 sq mi) Gir National Park and surrounding areas in the region of Saurashtra or Kathiawar Peninsula in Gujarat State, India. The population has risen from approximately 180 lions in 1974 to about 400 in 2010. [211]
Lions are depicted on vases dating to about 2600 BCE that were excavated near Lake Urmia in Iran. [107] The lion was an important symbol in Ancient Iraq and is depicted in a stone relief at Nineveh in the Mesopotamian Plain. [108] [109] The lion makes repeated appearances in the Bible, most notably as having fought Samson in the Book of Judges.
Asiatic lion is an endangered species only found in Gir National Park of India. [5] The Indian wolf is an endangered subspecies of gray wolf. [6] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years. [7] [8] India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population [9] as well as 60% of Asian elephant population. [10]
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The park is over 1,470 sq km (570 sq miles) and is home to zebras, elephants, hippos, lions, and antelope. Across social media, people have been praising the young boy for his resilience.
The “world’s loneliest lion” has returned to his natural habitat after he was abandoned in a private zoo for five years. Lion Ruben, 15, was the only animal left in a private zoo in Armenia ...
The Serengeti is well known for the largest annual animal migration in the world of over 1.5 million blue wildebeest and 250,000 zebra along with smaller herds of Thomson's gazelle and eland. [2] The national park is also home to the largest lion population in Africa. It is under threat from deforestation, population growth, poaching, and ranching.
The single population faces the threats of epidemics, natural disasters and other anthropogenic factors. The project aims to establish a second independent population of Asiatic lions at the Kuno National Park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. [2] However, the proposed translocation has been resisted by the Gujarat state government. [3]