The Asiatic Lion, the satisfaction of Gujarat and India, has discovered a brand new and second residence in Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, close to Porbandar. The lion’s final presence in Barda was recorded method again in 1879, knowledgeable Rajya Sabha member Parimal Nathwani who’s a Gir lion fanatic and in addition a member of the Advisory Committee of Gir Sanctuary and National Park.

Nathwani mentioned {that a} male lion of round three and a half years of age entered Barda Sanctuary on January 18. The lion was sighted in Mota Jungle Beat of Ranavav Round in Ranavav Range of Porbandar Wildlife division. The male lion was first noticed on October 3, 2022, in Madhavpur Round of Porbandar Wild Life Division. After spending almost three months in varied habitats of coastal forest and wastelands, this male has crossed over to Barda Wildlife Sanctuary. In order to watch the motion of the Lion, it was radio-collared by Gujarat Forest Department on October 29, 2022, Nathwani added.

As per the doc titled ‘Project Lion: Lion @47 Vision for Amrutkal’, the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat has been recognized and assessed by the Wildlife Institute of India as a possible website, the place a inhabitants of 40 grownup and sub-adult lions will be accommodated in the bigger panorama of Barda-Alech hills and coastal forests via pure dispersal.

“Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi has envisioned the importance of Gir lions and drawn a detailed road map for the prosperity of our precious wildlife. As a lion and wildlife enthusiast, I am very happy that Asiatic Lions are dispersing naturally in Gujarat and that one of them reached the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday on its own. I hope this natural and suo moto migration of a lion monitored by the joint efforts of Gujarat Forest Department & local communities, will be further articulated and strengthened by Government of India & Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change through Project Lion,” mentioned Nathwani, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Director-Corporate Affairs, Reliance Industries Ltd. “Equally keen and concerned for the betterment of our lions is Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel who has been a source of motivation and encouragement for the foresters and wildlife lovers. I am ready to provide whatever assistance required from our end for the development of the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary as the second abode of the Asiatic Lions.”

Gujarat State Forest Department has recognized Barda Wildlife Sanctuary because the second residence for Asiatic Lions to naturally disperse and set up in the realm. As per specialists, eco-climatic and human neighborhood resemblance with many elements of the Gir Forest makes Barda Wildlife Sanctuary an acceptable residence for the Asiatic Lions.

This pure motion of a lion to its second house is a historic occasion and paves the best way to accommodate the rising numbers of those majestic animals in an equally conducive surroundings of Barda Wildlife Sanctuary.

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