TIL: Wild Lions Live in India | Today I Learned

Jay narsimbha

Thanks to Modiji

Asiatic lions used to be the largest lion specie but because of poaching and hunting of lions prey the weight decreased.
Before asian lion was 306 kg
Same with siberian tiger
Before siberian tiger 400kg

I have fantastic update, as per the reports of 2022 now there are more than 760+ lions in Gir forest (1200 as per unofficial reports). Also new sanctuary has been proposed 100 km away from Gir to accommodate the increasing lion population.

We have to balance both of our Lion & Tiger. ❤ India

Why didn't the British reintroduce them into UK? I thought they liked lions!

India has plan to shift some of lions to Kuno national park , Madhya Pradesh Where we found last traces of Asiatic lion lived in India outside Gir

Today in 2022 , it's 650+ and Gir Forest can't withstand anymore lions in its periphery
Indian Govt & Gujarat state govt need to take urgent decisions in translocation of few 100 lions to other states of India

Gujarat is also a vegetarian culture and lions shrinked in population under Brits & their puppets rule

VIVAN LOS LEONES E INDIA

I think once the lion population in Gir forest over flow they should be relocated at all the places it historically belong to.
The other North - Western Indian states, Pakistan, Afganistan (If Taliban don't do something stupid) and other middle - East and North African region where it used to belong.
Meanwhile don't forget about the African lions which are decreasing day-by-day. Do something about them too!

Unfortunately there are way more than it used to be but most of them are inbreed resulting in unhealthy genaration.
Thankfully something is better than nothing.

Had an experience with a Male and a female lion in gir national park in Feb 2020 will never forget that memory!
I was scared to death because the male lion was giving us a death stare while we were in Jeep!

Asiatic cheetah were present in India untill 1948...last three of them were shot in 1948..

I totally feel stupid because I've told people for years lions and tigers dont even live on the same continent.

When Africa
hunting their lion. For trophy and money.
India started to preserve it and trying to increase its population.
Great.

Don't show wrong map of India. Entire Kashmir is an integral part of India

Wrong map!!

There is enough space in India for lions.
India will eventually reintroduce lions in MP & Rajasthan for sure because it has wide open grasslands fit for lions.

It's 700 plus now lions badly need to be relocated

👌👌👌👌

These lions are pride and honour of gujrat

In India Lions should be walk with their pride otherwise Tigers will kill them. Tigers are the King of the Jungle in India. India should focus on the Asiatic lion population more than Tigers.🙏

Pride of India asiatic lions

The North African Lions and west African lions have recently been shown to genetically be the same as the Asiatic lions that once were widespread across Asia and Southern Europe. This means “Asiatic lions” varied in size as Barbary lions (the lions that inhabited the Atlas mountians in countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya) were historically noted as being quite large and maybe even the largest lions.

Asiatic lions homeland is actually Iran, the scientific name is Panthera Leo persis. But unfortunately all died there. India was the frontier for both west for Tigers and east for Asiatic Lions. But ironically they survived here. I think Indians need to urbanise rapidly, to evacuate the hinterland for the forests to grow, so wildlife prospers.

Keep growing asiatic lions

Famous Gir National Park ❣️👌🏾. Big love from Nagaland

Now that's some good news

There was 3-4 adult lions and few cubs spotted in Delhi India today (2020 may 7) since India had been on mandatory lock down quarantine for 21 days a lot of rare animals had come out of hiding because they realized there was no human threat anymore... that’s why the Clan of Lions and Lionesses where spotted walking through the villages with cubs in peace!!

Is there a plan to introduce the asiatic lion in other parts of India or some of their historic range?

Ok so someone help me out if you know the answer, I've been so curious about these lions since I first found out about their existence. I've wondered though, does anyone know if there are tigers in the forest as well??? If so then how does that interaction turn out with an actual encounter between these 2 wonderful predators in the wild!!! Granted the tiger is much bigger in this situation it would still be so cool to witness

Indian

Me too

today I learned nothing, because i already knew it..

keep it up😇

In india everythings is fucked up , the whole asia is a big shithole that destroy everything in our world, .
If i had to make a small list of countrys who are doing the most destraction o earth will be . 1 china 2usa 3brasil 4 india 5 japan 6 most of african countries

This is that scene in Lion king 2 where the Pridelanders and the outsiders meet

I already knew this. Are they any good asiatic lion documentaries?

I remember I read part of the trouble about relocating the lions is that tigers often kill them unless they're moved as a group.

Shit! Only 500. How destructive humans are. Ncncnc

awesome.

The lion of india is very strong, more what the lion african, is místic.

I thought I was browsing Reddit for a second

our population is growing our animals are growing so we are wining or we are out of space

that's awesome

Beautiful animals!

there were only 13 left ... now population is grown to 500...take a bow gir forest officials