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Rajkot: The frequent jaunts of Asiatic lions into urban areas and requests to shift them to sanctuaries has once again triggered the need for relocating the large population of felines from revenue (non-protected) areas to protected areas. Experts have suggested shifting some lions moving around in the human habitation in Junagadh, Gir-Somnath and Amreli districts to Barda sanctuary near Porbandar, which is ready to welcome the lions since 2015. On Tuesday night, a lioness had entered the parking of a four-star hotel in Junagadh city and visited some highly populated residential societies too before returning to the adjoining Girnar Sanctuary. Forest department said nearly half of the lion population lives outside the Gir National Park in non-protected areas, better known as Bruhad (Greater) Gir. ....
Pug marks, supposedly of a tiger that was sighted by villagers VADODARA: The string of tiger ‘sightings’ that never got confirmed in Mahisagar district continued with residents of a village claiming with conviction to have spotted one. Villagers of Jethola in Khanpur taluka claimed that the tiger was trying to attack a cow when they spotted it. The incident reportedly took place on Tuesday night even as the forest department has not found any evidence confirming the presence of a tiger there and believe that it might actually be a leopard. Earlier too, villagers have claimed that they had seen a tiger, but only the presence of a leopard could be confirmed. ....
Picture used for representational purpose only RAJKOT: In all likelihood, Rajkot could join the list of Gujarat districts which Asiatic lions have made their permanent abode. In the last one year, four different prides have ventured into the district, mostly from adjoining Amreli; the latest one of a lioness and two sub-adults that are sauntering on the city’s outskirts. The phenomenon of back and forth movement, experts say, clearly shows the strong possibility of lions establishing their permanent settlement somewhere in Rajkot. Bhavnagar is the biggest example of such a phenomenon. A decade ago, small prides of lions that ventured out of Gir were intermittently spotted in the district. However, nearly 76 lions have made a permanent home in various parts of Bhavnagar, including its coastal areas. ....