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World Lion day, 2021

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In news- World Lion Day is celebrated on August 10 of every year to raise awareness about lions and to mobilise support for their protection and conservation.

About World Lion Day

  •  In 2013, co-founders Dereck and Beverly Joubert the Big Cat Initiative, and National Geographic made a partnership to create World Lion Day. 
  • Since then, it has become a symbol in the fight to protect the majestic species.

Big Cat Initiative-National Geographic

  • Explorers-at-Large Dereck and Beverly Joubert and the National Geographic Society founded the Big Cats Initiative in 2009 as an effort to halt the decline of big cats in the wild. 
  • The Jouberts are globally known conservationists and filmmakers who have been working to help save big cats, other key wildlife species, and their habitats for over 30 years.
  • Since then, the National Geographic Society’s Big Cats Initiative has supported more than 80 scientists, conservationists, storytellers, and educators working to protect big cats in the wild.

About Lion

  • The lion is also known as Panthera leo and is considered the king of the jungle.
  • The  lions were once found throughout Africa, Asia and Europe but their numbers have dwindled over the years in these continents. 
  • These majestic cats that symbolise courage, ferocity, and power are threatened by extensive habitat loss.
  • The last remaining population of the Asiatic Lions can be found in Gujarat’s Gir National Park
  • Lions maintain ecological balance and ensure the protection of natural forests and help in the conservation of biodiversity.

Asiatic Lion population in India

  • The Asiatic lion is surviving today only in India.
  • Its range is restricted to Gir National Park and the surrounding areas in the Indian state of Gujarat. 
  • The number of Asiatic lions, who live primarily in the Gir forests, was estimated to be 674 in 2020, an increase of 29 per cent in five years. 
  • The last population estimation exercise was conducted in May 2015 which pegged the lion numbers at 523, a 27 per cent increase from the estimation of 2010.

Threats to Asiatic Lion

  • These lions face significant threats of poaching. 
  • The Asiatic lion also faces the threat of genetic inbreeding arising from a single population inhabiting one place.

Conservation status: IUCN

  • African Lion is currently classified as Vulnerable.
  • Asiatic Lion is currently classified as Endangered.

Extra reading: https://journalsofindia.com/gir-sanctuary/

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