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Gujarat to move human-attacking lions to Ambardi Safari Park enclosure

Gujarat to move human-attacking lions to Ambardi Safari Park enclosure
Lions attacking humans in Gujarat not to be sent to zoo anymore · indianexpress.com

Lions are big wild cats that sometimes wander out of the forest and into places where people live.

When that happens, they can hurt humans.

For a long time, the government in Gujarat, India, kept these lions in a zoo called Sakkarbaug.

The zoo is a small place with cages, which is not very natural for a lion.

Now the government says these lions will go to a special big park called Ambardi Safari Park instead.

This park has open land, trees, and wild animals for the lions to hunt.

The lions will be able to walk around and live like wild lions.

About ten lions are currently staying at the zoo.

The new lion home will be built in a place called Dhari, and it should be ready in three months.

The government announced this plan just before World Lion Day, a special day to celebrate lions.

Key facts

Government
Gujarat state government
New location
Ambardi Safari Park, Amreli district
Enclosure site
Dhari
Current holding facility
Sakkarbaug zoo, Junagadh
Lions currently at zoo
About 10
Expected completion
Three months
Official quoted
Jaipal Singh, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Occasion
Eve of World Lion Day

Quotes

Jaipal Singh

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

“So far, such lions have been kept at the Sakkarbaug zoo in Junagadh. The newly planned designated enclosure will be in a natural habitat, and lions will have natural prey there. They will be able to move freely in this enclosure.”
indianexpress.com

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