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World Lion Day 2025

11 Aug 2025 GS 3 Environment
World Lion Day 2025 Click to view full image


Date: 10 August 2025
Venue: Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat
Organised by: Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) + Gujarat Forest & Environment Department

Significance

  • Celebrated annually on 10 August to promote awareness about lion conservation.

  • Focus in India: Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) — found only in Saurashtra region, Gujarat.

  • Strong cultural and ecological heritage symbol.

Population Status

  • Range: ~35,000 sq. km across 11 districts of Saurashtra.

  • Population Growth: 674 (2020) → 891 (May 2025) (+32%).

  • Growth credited to Project Lion and Gujarat government’s conservation measures.

Barda Wildlife Sanctuary

  • Location: Porbandar & Devbhumi Dwarka districts.

  • Area: 192.31 sq. km.

  • Emerging as a second home for Asiatic Lions.

  • Lions naturally migrated in 2023 — now 17 lions (6 adults, 11 cubs).

  • Part of the Dwarka–Porbandar–Somnath tourism circuit; high eco-tourism potential.

  • Planned Safari Park: 248 ha, land allocated.




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