AHMEDABAD : The king of the jungle is scent-marking new territories in what comes as a roar of approval for the state government’s conservation efforts. With a lioness and her cub sighted in Kutiyana earlier this month, Porbandar becomes the tenth district in Gujarat where the Asiatic lions have marked their presence.
About 55 years ago, the state was home to 177 lions, confined to Junagadh district. Till even about 13 years ago, these predators – 411 of them according to 2010 census – moved around only in three districts.