Asiatic lion
Zoological name :- Panthera leo Persica
Total Count at Gir (2020) = 674
Total Area of distribution(2020)= 30,000 Sq. Km
Gir national park & Wildlife sanctuary = Gujarat (* Only habitat for Asiatic Lions)
IUNC RED list :- Asiatic lion as Endangered species
what is news?
The number of Asiatic lions at Gir up by 29%, earlier in 2015 the number was -523 & now in 2020 -recent survey the number is increased to 674. As per records also the distribution area at Gir up with 36%( 2015-20K sq. km & now in 2020-30K sq. km) . The conditions are favorable for this increase as per increment is announced recently.
What is" POONAM AVLOKAN" ?
it is a unique method used by Gujarat to estimate its lions population
it is about estimated count & census of lions through observation exercise -based on monthly updation after every full moon. It was started in 2014 .
it includes two methods :- (I) Block counting method - in which census enumerators remain stationed at water points in a given block 7 estimate abundance of lions in that block , based on the direct sighting of lions who need water at least once in 24 hours during the summer.
other is keeping the teams ready & based on inputs provided by lion trackers 7 on chnace sightings
BASICS OF LION CENSUS IN INDIA
the first lion census was conducted by the nawab of Junagadh in 1936; since 1965, the forest department has been regularly conducting the lion census every 5 years
the 6th, 8th & 11th census were each delayed by a year, for various reasons.
This year it was postponed after lockdown was announced , but takes place by POONAM AVLOKAN
Zoological name :- Panthera leo Persica
Total Count at Gir (2020) = 674
Total Area of distribution(2020)= 30,000 Sq. Km
Gir national park & Wildlife sanctuary = Gujarat (* Only habitat for Asiatic Lions)
IUNC RED list :- Asiatic lion as Endangered species
what is news?
The number of Asiatic lions at Gir up by 29%, earlier in 2015 the number was -523 & now in 2020 -recent survey the number is increased to 674. As per records also the distribution area at Gir up with 36%( 2015-20K sq. km & now in 2020-30K sq. km) . The conditions are favorable for this increase as per increment is announced recently.
What is" POONAM AVLOKAN" ?
it is a unique method used by Gujarat to estimate its lions population
it is about estimated count & census of lions through observation exercise -based on monthly updation after every full moon. It was started in 2014 .
it includes two methods :- (I) Block counting method - in which census enumerators remain stationed at water points in a given block 7 estimate abundance of lions in that block , based on the direct sighting of lions who need water at least once in 24 hours during the summer.
other is keeping the teams ready & based on inputs provided by lion trackers 7 on chnace sightings
BASICS OF LION CENSUS IN INDIA
the first lion census was conducted by the nawab of Junagadh in 1936; since 1965, the forest department has been regularly conducting the lion census every 5 years
the 6th, 8th & 11th census were each delayed by a year, for various reasons.
This year it was postponed after lockdown was announced , but takes place by POONAM AVLOKAN
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THREATS
The Asiatic lion currently exists as a single subpopulation, and is thus vulnerable to extinction from unpredictable events, such as an epidemic or large forest fire. There are indications of poaching incidents in recent years. There are reports that organized gangs have switched attention from tigers to these lions. There have also been a number of drowning incidents after lions fell into wells.
Nearly 25 lions in the vicinity of Gir Forest were found dead in October 2018. Four of them had died because of canine distemper virus(CDV) , the same virus that had killed several Serengeti lions earlier.
Prior to the resettlement of Maldharis, the Gir forest was heavily degraded and used by livestock, which competed with and restricted the population sizes of native ungulates. Various studies reveal tremendous habitat recovery and increases in wild ungulate populations following the Maldhari resettlement during the last four decades
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