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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.
Species reintroduction is the deliberate release of a species into the wild, from captivity or other areas where the organism is capable of survival. [1] The goal of species reintroduction is to establish a healthy, genetically diverse, self-sustaining population to an area where it has been extirpated, or to augment an existing population. [2]
Cubs belong to two female cheetahs brought from South Africa and Namibia in bid to reintroduce animal to India
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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]
Mother Siya likely mated with either Elton or Freddie, one of the twin cheetahs she was earlier spotted with
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. Man-eating lion sentenced to life in prison in ...