Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project
Initiative to prevent extinction of Asiatic lions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project is an initiative of the Indian Government to provide safeguards to the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo leo)[lower-alpha 1] from extinction in the wild by means of reintroduction. The last wild population of the Asiatic lion is found in the region of Gir Forest National Park, in the state of Gujarat. The single population faces the threats of epidemics, natural disasters and other anthropogenic factors. The project aims to establish a second independent population of Asiatic lions at the Kuno National Park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[2] However, the proposed translocation has been bitterly contested by the state government.