Asiatic lion
- February 11, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Asiatic lion
Subject: Environment
Context: An Asiatic Lion entered into a hotel area in Gujrat from nearby Girnar jungle.
Concept:
Asiatic lion (Pantheraleopersica)
- Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than African lions.
- Males have only moderate mane growth at the top of the head so that their ears are always visible.
- The most striking morphological character, which is always seen in Asiatic lions, and rarely in African lions, is a longitudinal fold of skin running along its belly.
- Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 also lists Asiatic lion in Schedule 1.
- CITES included Asiatic Lion in Appendix I.
- It is mentioned in IUCN Red List as Endangered
- Asiatic lions were once distributed to the state of West Bengal in east and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, in central India.
- At present Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is the only abode of the Asiatic lion.