Hunting and human encroachment caused the population to plunge to just 20 by 1913, and the lions are now found only in Gujarat’s sprawling Gir wildlife sanctuary, where they roam dry deciduous ...

This marks the highest count of the endangered species in modern history and underscores over a century of conservation efforts in the Gir forests – the only home to these big cats in all of Asia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the population of Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forest has increased from 674 to 891 in just five years, which he called a "very encouraging" development.

The exercise covered 58 talukas. The 11 districts where lions are found are Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Morbi, Surendranagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Amreli, Porbandar and Botad.

Atletico Madrid are set to travel to the Montilivi Stadium to take on Girona in Matchday 38 of the Spanish La Liga 2024-25 on Sunday, 25 May, with the Rojiblancos looking to secure a winning end ...

6' Antoine Griezmann (Atl. Madrid) with the first shot of the match. He gets the ball through a clearance from Girona defence and tries to shoot it from outside the box but the shot finds the ...

Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed gross international reserves (GIR) dropped to $104.6 billion as of end-April from $106.7 billion as of end-March. Year on year, the dollar ...

(Kyodo) BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A joint statement signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin earlier this month avoided wording that could irk Japan, with Beijing ...

The center-right party of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is shifting away from green issues as it aligns itself with farmers and industry. It was once set to be Ursula von der ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Secretary of State’s Office has released the final wording for a referendum question about a “red flag” law that will appear on the November ballot. The citizens ...