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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: REHABILITATION OF ASIATIC LIONS IN MAJOR DISASTER

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: REHABILITATION OF ASIATIC LIONS IN MAJOR DISASTER

Protection and management of wildlife and its habitats is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The Central Government has launched ‘Project Lion’ which envisages landscape ecology-based conservation of the Asiatic lion in Gujarat by integrating conservation and eco-development. The objectives of Project Lion are:

Further, a ‘National Referral Center- Wildlife’ is under establishment at Junagadh, Gujarat which will function as the hub for coordination and governance of various aspects related to wildlife health and disease management.

Also, the State Government of Gujarat has taken the following measures for rehabilitation of Asiatic lions in case of a major disaster:

This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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  1. To secure and restore lions’ habitats for managing its growing population.
  2. Scale up livelihood generation and participation of local communities.
  3. Become a global hub of knowledge on big cat disease diagnostics and treatment.
  4. Inclusive biodiversity conservation through Project Lion initiative.