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Velavadar's Blackbuck Grasslands: The Saurashtra Sanctuary That Looks Like Nowhere Else in India

A park that refuses to look like a parkThe first thing Velavadar takes from you is your reference points. Every wildlife sanctuary you've visited before had something to hide behind, a sal forest, a rocky ridge, a river bend where the animals could disappear. Velavadar has none of that. The…

Times Life · Sep 14

India's Asiatic Wild Buffalo Is Losing Its Genetic Identity to Domestic Cattle Interbreeding

The animal most people think they knowThe Asiatic wild buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is not the domesticated water buffalo pulling a plough through a paddy field. It is a separate species, larger, faster, and genetically distinct from the domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) that Indian farmers have kept for thousands of years.…

Times Life · Aug 30

Gujarat's Sidi Community Has Kept African Music and Dance Alive in India for Four Centuries

The Drum That Crossed the OceanThe Goma drum does not sound like anything else in Gujarat. It is lower, older, more insistent, the kind of sound that gets into the sternum before the ear has caught up. In Jambur village, about 65 kilometres from Junagadh, the Sidi community brings it…

Times Life · Aug 12

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Asiatic Lions in Gir Face a Genetic Crisis: What Inbreeding Means for Their Conservation

A Population Built on a Handful of SurvivorsAt the turn of the twentieth century, the Asiatic lion was functionally gone from the Indian subcontinent. The last viable group, fewer than twenty individuals by some estimates, clung to the teak forests of the Gir region in what is now Gujarat, protected…

Times Life · Jul 27

PM Modi highlights Manipur astrophysicist, Bihar waste-to-wealth, Gujarat hornbill return, UP women's herbal tea in Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Modi highlighted Indian achievements during his recent 'Mann Ki Baat' address. An astrophysicist's discovery of a young galaxy cluster was among the praised efforts. A Bihar initiative transforms plastic waste into durable benches for public spaces. The Indian Grey Hornbill has returned to Gujarat's Gir forests after six…

The Economic Times · Jul 26

'30 minutes of horror': Gir lion attacks man in Gujarat, traps him for nearly half an hour; video goes viral

A lioness attacked a man in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district, which has gone viral online. The man survived the prolonged ordeal with serious injuries after rescuers arrived. Recent lion attacks have killed two people, prompting public concern and protests. Forest officials have captured many lions, which wildlife experts find concerning. Experts…

The Economic Times · Jul 7

When Silence Spoke Louder Than A Roar: A Rare Lion And Lioness Encounter In Gir

In the golden light of early morning inside Gir National Park, a fleeting moment unfolded that felt less like wildlife footage and more like a lesson in quiet power. A lion stood still as a lioness confronted him, her body tense, her eyes sharp, her presence commanding. There was no…

Times Pets · Feb 15

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India’s lion numbers soar: Why are some conservationists worried?

The latest census puts India’s wild lion population at 891 lions, a 32% increase from 2020. But is it all good news?

Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2025

Asiatic lion population grows by a third in five years as conservation efforts pay off

Conservationists warn subspecies found only in India remains vulnerable to genetic inbreeding and risk of extinction from diseases or forest fires

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

"Gir is the only place in the world where you can photograph Asiatic lions in their natural habitat – but you’re not guaranteed to see anything.""

Wildlife fan Pritesh photographed some rare big cats at the Gir National Park and Sanctuary in India

Digital Camera World · Feb 28, 2025

Gujarat: Gir sanctuary shuts for four months from Thursday

RAJKOT: Gir National Park in Gujarat will be closed for four months for the visitors from June 16 on account of monsoon and protected area management initiative by the forest department.

The Times of India · Jun 15, 2022

Gujarat’s coasts lure lions as numbers up 11%

AHMEDABAD: The Asiatic lions are fast expanding their footprints to the coastal areas of Greater Gir. The latest Poonam Avlokan (estimation during full moon) carried out by the state forest department reveals that the population of these iconic predators has now gone up to around 750 from 674 in 2020…

The Times of India · May 23, 2022

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