Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Gujarat to move human-attacking lions to Ambardi Safari Park enclosure
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.
The Gujarat government announced that lions that attack humans will be relocated to a designated enclosure at Ambardi Safari Park in Amreli district.
Previously, such lions were kept at Sakkarbaug zoo in Junagadh, where about 10 such lions are currently housed.
The new enclosure will be in a natural habitat where lions will have natural prey and be able to move freely.
The forest department has floated a tender to set up the designated enclosure in Dhari, expected to be ready in three months.
The announcement was made on the eve of World Lion Day.
- Who
- The Gujarat government and its forest department, including Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Jaipal Singh.
- What
- Lions that attack humans will be relocated to a new designated natural enclosure at Ambardi Safari Park instead of Sakkarbaug zoo.
- When
- Announced on Sunday, the eve of World Lion Day; the enclosure is expected to be ready in three months.
- Where
- Gujarat, India — at Ambardi Safari Park in Amreli district, with the enclosure to be set up in Dhari.
- Why
- To provide a natural habitat with natural prey where such lions can move freely, instead of keeping them in a zoo.
- 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