Baiting Lions In Wildlife Sanctuary Is Illegal And Unethical
The native citizens of India have witnessed the tremendous efforts of the Indian Government to make better strategies to safeguard the Asiatic Lions. The increase in the population of Asiatic Lions in Gir National Park is outstanding, and if this increase goes high, we will be able to create a world full of lions, which is now suffering from extinction. After Africa, India serves the highest number of Lions in the Gir forest. Till the late seventies, ample livestock owned by the Maldharis, the tribes of Sasan Gir, were found grazing in the forest, which remained the chief diet of lions. Owing to better protection by the Forest Department, many lions in the vicinity are dispersing and settling in areas beyond the boundaries of the Gir Protected Area. Today, the Asiatic Lions are found in several agro-pastoral landscapes of the Saurashtra region to extend their territory in the forest. They are the main attraction of tourists who come to Gujarat, only to venture to the historical wil