Historically, it inhabited much of southwest Asia to northern India. Since the turn of the 20th century, its range has been restricted to Gir National Park and the surrounding areas in the Indian state of Gujarat. Is a population of Panthera leo leo that today survives in the wild only in India. At the same time, their role as the regulators of prey species population is less important than the role of food availability.The Asiatic lion, also known as the Indian lion and the Persian lion, Asian lions regulate prey species population in the area. In their home range, these lions are the top predators. About 100 individuals of Asian lions live outside the protected area of Gir Forest. The total number of population is about 350 individuals, including 175 mature animals. In the IUCN Red List, the Asian lion is listed as Endangered species however, it’s mentioned as stable. Incidents of lions, fallen into these wells, have already taken place. In addition, there are about 20.000 well shafts, dug in the area, surrounding Gir Forest National Park. Fences, electrified by farmers in their fields for protection from grazers, are dangerous for lions in the area. Poaching is another threat to the Asian lions’ population. It was also known as the Indian lion and the Persian lion.ĭue to existing as a single subpopulation, these animals are threatened with potential extinction from any unexpected event – epidemic, forest fire etc. uncia ) and clouded leopard ( Neofelis nebulosa ). The lion is one of five pantherine cats native to India, along with the Bengal tiger ( P. In June 2020, an estimation exercise counted 674 Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region, an increase of 29% over the 2015 census figure. In August 2017, surveyors counted 650 wild lions. In May 2015, the 14th Asiatic Lion Census was conducted over an area of about 20,000 km 2 (7,700 sq mi) the lion population was estimated at 523 individuals, comprising 109 adult males, 201 adult females and 213 cubs. The population has steadily increased since 2010. Until the 19th century, it occurred in Saudi Arabia, eastern Turkey, Iran, Mesopotamia, Pakistan, and from east of the Indus River to Bengal and the Narmada River in Central India. On the IUCN Red List, it is listed under its former scientific name Panthera leo persica as Endangered because of its small population size and area of occupancy. The first scientific description of the Asiatic lion was published in 1826 by the Austrian zoologist Johann N. Historically, it inhabited much of the Middle East to northern India. The Asiatic lion is a population of Panthera leo leo that today survives in the wild only in India.
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