NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh government has sought Centre's lend a hand in getting Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir which has been not on time by means of over five years in spite of a Supreme Court order, according to legit paperwork. In a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, it stated the state forest division and Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India (WII) feel that the method of transferring of the lions will also be began immediately.
Hence, it's asked to factor necessary direction for the transferring of lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, the letter stated. A copy of the letter was once won in line with an RTI question filed by means of natural world activist Ajay Dubey. The Gujarat government, on the other hand, has maintained that it could look forward to of entirety of studies as in keeping with the relocation tips of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) prior to freeing the lions, according to the conversation.
The Supreme Court had in April 2013 directed transferring of some lions from Gir to Madhya Pradesh by means of October of that 12 months, pronouncing the species "should have a second home to save it from extinction, due to catastrophes like epidemic, large forest fire, etc". Gujarat has been opposing Madhya Pradesh's request of in quest of lions from it.
The Madhya Pradesh government had selected Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Sheopur district of Gwalior department as a 2nd home for over 500 Asiatic lions. But no longer a unmarried lion has been shifted up to now. According to other paperwork accessed by means of Dubey thru RTI, about Rs 14.84 crore has been spent by means of the Madhya Pradesh government in translocation of one,543 households from 24 villages of the world to pave approach for lions access into the sanctuary.
"The central government must issue a direction to ensure that lions from Gir are shifted to MP at the earliest," Dubey stated. The matter of transferring of lions had cropped up in a gathering, which was once attended by means of representatives of Gujarat and MP governments besides a famend natural world scientist, in September closing 12 months. In the assembly, the scientist had stated Palpur-Kuno is ready to accommodate 40 lions from Gujarat. PTI
Hence, it's asked to factor necessary direction for the transferring of lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, the letter stated. A copy of the letter was once won in line with an RTI question filed by means of natural world activist Ajay Dubey. The Gujarat government, on the other hand, has maintained that it could look forward to of entirety of studies as in keeping with the relocation tips of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) prior to freeing the lions, according to the conversation.
The Supreme Court had in April 2013 directed transferring of some lions from Gir to Madhya Pradesh by means of October of that 12 months, pronouncing the species "should have a second home to save it from extinction, due to catastrophes like epidemic, large forest fire, etc". Gujarat has been opposing Madhya Pradesh's request of in quest of lions from it.
The Madhya Pradesh government had selected Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Sheopur district of Gwalior department as a 2nd home for over 500 Asiatic lions. But no longer a unmarried lion has been shifted up to now. According to other paperwork accessed by means of Dubey thru RTI, about Rs 14.84 crore has been spent by means of the Madhya Pradesh government in translocation of one,543 households from 24 villages of the world to pave approach for lions access into the sanctuary.
"The central government must issue a direction to ensure that lions from Gir are shifted to MP at the earliest," Dubey stated. The matter of transferring of lions had cropped up in a gathering, which was once attended by means of representatives of Gujarat and MP governments besides a famend natural world scientist, in September closing 12 months. In the assembly, the scientist had stated Palpur-Kuno is ready to accommodate 40 lions from Gujarat. PTI
MP seeks Centre's help to get lions from Gujarat
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