Question

Name the last habitat of the Asiatic lion in the world is?
A) Gir forest in Gujarat
B) Rajaji in Uttarpradesh
C) Ranthambore in Rajasthan
D) Simlipal in Orissa

Answer 1

Hint: The Asiatic lion is a Panthera leo populace enduring today just in India. Verifiably, the habitat has occupied a lot of Western Asia and the Middle East up to northern India.

Complete answer:
There are around 600 Asiatic lions left in the Gir Forest of Western India, their final and last remaining natural habitat. Since the turn of the twentieth century, its reach is confined to Gir National Park and the encompassing territories in the Indian territory of Gujarat.

Gir forest, otherwise called Sasan Gir. It is a backwoods and wildlife sanctuary close to Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It is found 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath, 65 km (40 mi) south-east of Junagadh, and 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Amreli. It was set up in 1965, with a complete region of 1,412 km2 (545 sq mi), of which 258 km2 (100 sq mi) is completely secured as a public park and 1,153 km2 (445 sq mi) as an untamed life safe-haven. It is important for the Khatar-For dry deciduous backwoods ecoregion. The population has consistently increased since 2010. In May 2015, the fourteenth Asiatic Lion Census was led over a region of around 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi).

Thus, Option (A) is the correct answer.

Note: The lion population was assessed at 523 people, containing 109 adult males, 201 adult females, and 213 cubs. In August 2017, assessors tallied 650 wild lions. In June 2020, an assessment practice included 674 Asiatic lions in the Gir timberland district, an expansion of 29% over the 2015 statistics figure.