Gir National Park to remain shut for four months from Sunday
"Four months of monsoon are considered the best season for the breeding," he said.
"Four months of monsoon are considered the best season for the breeding," he said.
Despite initial denials, State Forest Department officials have now admitted that most of the deaths are due to a viral infection.
With the deaths of two more lions over the weekend, the total toll among the Asiatic lions in Gir forest has touched 16 since the middle of September.
As the Gujarat Government is steadfastly resisting the Supreme Court’s order to shift some of the Gir lions to the Kuno Palpur reserve forest in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, the recent deaths of so many big cats may weaken the state’s argument that Asiatic lions are safe here.
Delay in shifting Asiatic lions, an endangered species, to Kuno-Palpur sanctuary, situated in Sheopur district of Gwalior-Chambal division in Madhya…
