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Delay in translocating Gir lions putting them at risk

Delay in shifting Asiatic lions, an endangered species, to Kuno-Palpur sanctuary, situated in Sheopur district of Gwalior-Chambal division in Madhya Pradesh, from the Gir National Park by the Central, MP and Gujarat governments, has left the big cats at risk. In April 2013, the Supreme Court had directed the Central goverment to relocate some Asiatic …

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March 7, 2018