{"id":87097,"date":"2020-01-02T16:27:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T10:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=12684"},"modified":"2020-01-02T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T10:57:30","slug":"gujarat-10000-cameras-to-be-used-for-2020-lion-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gujarat-10000-cameras-to-be-used-for-2020-lion-census\/","title":{"rendered":"Gujarat: 10,000 cameras to be used for 2020 lion census"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Asiatic Lion Census is scheduled to take place in May 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Gujarat forest department conducts lion census every five years in Asiatic Lion Landscape, which includes Gir National Park and Sanctuary.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Asiatic Lion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;It is listed as \u2018Endangered\u2019 under the IUCN Red List.<\/li><li>It is listed in Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972<\/li><li>The only surviving free-ranging population of the Asiatic lion exists in the Gir forest, Gujarat.<\/li><li>According to the 2015 Lion Census, there are 523 Asiatic Lions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The African Lion is listed as Vulnerable under the IUCN Red List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;It is situated in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. The Gir National park was established in 1965.<\/li><li>It is part of the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests Ecoregion<\/li><li>The major perennial rivers of the Gir region are Hiran, Shetrunji, Datardi, Shingoda, Machhundri, Godavari and Raval.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/QcD-hJ-OSqPObT6UUkrCe0ZV2e2AF2L5eEKT8ECbSq6RFY7fM_lpM7HuqHFt5de17PtP9SsCN54AK0CYA0K531RGd7wvFz1BZRNpSYbzs2jFEy68tgi7KpAWusAoHFAwcpVwHD3X\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018Asiatic Lion Conservation Project\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;Launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, it aims to protect and conserve the Asiatic Lion.<\/li><li>It is a 3 year-long conservation project. It focuses on<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; disease management,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; habitat improvement and eco-development,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; robust wildlife health service with a dedicated veterinary institute,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; addressing to man-wild animal conflict issues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; voluntary relocation of Protect Area inhabitants ( Maldhari tribe),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o &nbsp; monitoring and tracking of animals,o &nbsp; creating a wildlife crime cell\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Asiatic Lion Census is scheduled to take place in May 2020 Facts: The Gujarat forest department conducts lion census every five years in Asiatic Lion Landscape, which includes Gir National Park and Sanctuary. About Asiatic Lion &nbsp;It is listed as \u2018Endangered\u2019 under the IUCN Red List. 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