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The Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project is an initiative of the Indian Government to provide safeguards to the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) [a] from extinction in the wild by means of reintroduction. The last wild population of the Asiatic lion is found in the region of Gir Forest National Park, in the state of Gujarat.
The Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project to find an alternative habitat for reintroducing Asiatic lions was pursued in the early 1990s. Biologists from the Wildlife Institute of India assessed several potential translocation sites for their suitability regarding existing prey population and habitat conditions.
Bhavnagar Amreli Forest is a reserved area for conservation of Asiatic lions.The new location is east side of Gir National Park in Amreli district of Gujarat.After inclusion of New Jesal sanctuary the area of this forest will go to 1600 km 2 which is bigger than Gir sanctuary. [1]
One male Asiatic lion and two females have been accused of killing and eating three people in Gujarat state, India, where the subspecies is endemic.
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Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1981 with an initial area of about 344.68 km 2 (133.08 sq mi). [1] In the 1990s, it was selected as a possible site to implement the Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project, which aimed at establishing a second lion population in India. [3]
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Fauna of India; Flora of India; List of fish in India; Ecoregions of India; The study of natural history in India; Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project; List of Zoos in India; Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO), India is an NGO; Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM ...