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Gujarat builds enclosure at Ambardi Safari Park for attacking lions

Gujarat builds enclosure at Ambardi Safari Park for attacking lions
Gujarat to create enclosure at Ambardi Park for lions involved in human attacks · thehansindia.com

Lions are big wild cats that live in forests in a part of India called Gujarat.

Sometimes, lions come too close to villages and towns, and a few have hurt people.

To keep everyone safe, the government is building a big new home for these lions.

This special home will be inside a park called Ambardi Safari Park.

It will be very large, about 100 hectares, which is like many football fields put together.

The lions will still live in a natural forest area so they can be comfortable.

The park is already home to Asiatic lions, leopards, and other animals like deer and peacocks.

Work is starting right before World Lion Day on August 10, a day to celebrate and protect lions.

This way, the lions are kept away from people, and people are kept safe from the lions.

Key facts

Enclosure size
100 hectares
Location
Ambardi Safari Park, near Dhari, Amreli district, Gujarat
Park area
Around 365 hectares
Park established
2017
Purpose
Housing lions involved in human attacks
World Lion Day
August 10
Forest head
Dr Jaipal Singh, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force
Chief Minister
Bhupendra Patel

Quotes

Dr Jaipal Singh

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Gujarat Forest Department

“Lions involved in human attacks will be kept in a suitable environment by fencing a designated area at Ambardi Safari Park. Necessary instructions have been issued for this work, and the required work has been initiated.”
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Unknown state government representative

Government spokesperson

“The state government said various schemes and projects for the conservation and protection of Asiatic lions have been implemented under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.”
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Unnamed Gujarat Forest Department official

Official work coordinator

“The 100-hectare enclosure will be created within Ambardi Safari Park in Amreli district to house lions involved in human attacks, in a move aimed at managing human-wildlife conflict while keeping the animals in a natural habitat.”
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