Asiatic Lion Conservation Project

• Launched by Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
• The last wild population of the Asiatic lion is found in the region of Gir Forest National Park, in the state of Gujarat.  
• Asiatic lions tend to be smaller than their African cousins

                                                                 

Asiatic Lion

• Scientific  Name: Panthera leo persica

• Protection Status:

• Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972: Schedule 1

• CITES: Appendix 1  

• IUCN Red List: Endangered