Asiatic Lion e-Bulletin From 1-6-2009 to 15-6-2009

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Asiatic Lion and Gir Forest Update

 

Wildlife Conservation Trust - Rajkot - India

 

 

 

 

From 1-6-2009 to 15-6--2009

 

 

 

 

The fortnightly e-Bulletin aims to keep lion fans, wildlife lovers and

conservation networks up-to-date with news and developments about Asiatic

Lion and Gir Forest. It is compiled by Wildlife Conservation Trust - Rajkot,

India. Previous issues are available on request.

 

 

 

 

 

Headline News

 

 

European

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/european-experts-undertake-girnar.

html> experts undertake Girnar ropeway survey

 

Promoters of 'Udan Khatola', the ambitious ropeway project of Girnar, have

begun a pre-project survey of the mountains. The decades-old..

 

 

 

Five

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/five-arrested-for-possession-of-li

on.html> arrested for possession of lion claw in Amreli

 

Five persons have been arrested after they were found possessing a lion claw

from the eastern region of the Gir wildlife sanctuary.

 

 

 

Lions <http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/lions-kill-at-khisri.html>

kill at Khisri

 

Two cows were killed by a pride of three lions at Khisri village of Dhari

sub - district in Gir East. When villagers were awakened by the.

 

 

 

Pride

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/pride-and-joy-family-of-white-lion

s.htm> and joy: Family of white lions prepare to leave captivity to pioneer

new life in wild

 

A family of extremely rare white lions are about to be released into the

wild in a step conservationists hope will save their 'species' from.

 

 

 

Wildlife

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/wildlife-splendours-of-worlds-only

...html> splendours of the world's only Asiatic lion habitat.

 

THE lion, a young male, lay crouched some 15 metres from the road. Realising

that it had been spotted, it lowered its head and flattened its..

 

 

 

Land

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/land-in-lions-abode-sold-illegally

...html> in lions' abode sold illegally

 

A huge racket of selling protected forest land in and around Gir to

hoteliers, industrialists and politicians, was unearthed when someone who

was.

 

 

 

 

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/forensics-can-easily-be-used-in.ht

ml> 'Forensics can easily be used in wildlife'

 

In February, 16 poachers were jailed for killing lions in Gir National Park

in Gujarat, home to the only wild population of Asiatic Lions. Inspector.

 

 

 

Girnar

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/girnar-ropeway-could-harm-vulture.

html> ropeway could harm vulture conservation

 

The Girnar ropeway project has come under opposition from several wildlife

experts as they fear that it could have an adverse effect on the.

 

 

 

Forest

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/forest-dept-failed-to-sniff-plot.h

tml> dept failed to sniff plot against Lion conservation for 27 yrs

 

The Gujarat forest department apparently does not seem to have any problem

with constructions taking place inside the Gir jungle to make.

 

 

 

5

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/5-sarpanchs-get-notices-for-their.

html> sarpanchs get notices for their involvement in criminal activities

 

district development officer has slapped notices to five Sarpanchs and two

Deputy Sarapanchs of five villages, falling under...

 

 

 

Lion

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/lion-attacks-farmer-at-anjar-villa

ge.html> attacks farmer at Anjar village

 

Anjar of Una Taluka is located very near to Gir forest of Easters Division.

 

 

 

Maintain

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/maintain-status-quo-on-land-around

-gir.html> status quo on land around Gir: HC

 

The Gujarat High Court asked the forest department and the petitioner to

maintain status quo on the land whose ownership had unravelled a.

 

 

 

Carcass

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/carcass-of-leopard-found-ill-lione

ss.html> of Leopard found; Ill lioness dies

 

A carcass of leopard was found in Jasadhar range of Gir East. Primary

investigation of forest staff has revealed natural death.

 

 

 

HC

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/hc-reserves-order-on-sale-of-300-g

ir.html> reserves order on sale of 300 Gir plots

 

Justice MR Shah of the Gujarat high court on Friday reserved order on 300

land plots near the Gir reserve forest area..

 

 

 

Gir

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/gir-sanctuary-to-be-closed-from-ju

ne-16.html> sanctuary to be closed from June 16 to Oct 15

 

Schools have reopened and people are trudging back to routine lives. But,

it's now the turn of Asiatic lions of Gir to go on vacation as.

 

 

 

Barda

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/barda-sanctuary-faces-threat-from.

html> sanctuary faces threat from mining

 

At a time when the state government is mulling shifting lions from Gir to

Barda wildlife sanctuary in Porbandar and Jamnagar, information..

 

 

 

Indian

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/indian-pitta-pied-crested-cuckoo-a

rrive.html> pitta, pied crested cuckoo arrive at Hingolgadh sanctuary

 

The environment of Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary in Rajkot district

has undergone a change with the arrival of the.

 

 

 

No

<http://asiatic-lion.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-tigers-in-mps-panna-means-gir-k

eeps.html> tigers in MP's Panna means Gir keeps lions' share, says Gujarat

 

Desperate to hold on to its monopoly as the last wild habitat of the Asiatic

Lion, Gujarat has come up with new reasons to stall sharing.

 

 

 

 

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