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Gujarat Restructures Porbandar Forest Division for Lion Rehabilitation
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Wild lions live only in India: the Barda rehabilitation move Prelims tests under IUCN and species conservation
Gujarat reorganised the Porbandar Forest Division to support lion rehabilitation in Barda.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2017
What you need to know
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Gujarat restructured the Porbandar Forest Division on 29 September 2026 to strengthen forest administration and support lion rehabilitation in the Barda region.
The reorganisation covers forest ranges and villages.
The Asiatic lion is found in the wild only in India, mainly in Gujarat.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- Gujarat restructured the Porbandar Forest Division on 29 September 2026.
- The reorganisation aims to strengthen forest administration and support lion rehabilitation in the Barda region.
- The Asiatic lion is found in the wild only in India, mainly in Gujarat.
- The Asiatic lion is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- Barda lies in the Porbandar area of Gujarat.
ప్రిలిమ్స్ · మెయిన్స్
How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) is found in the wild only in India, mainly in Gujarat.
- The Asiatic lion is categorised as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- Restructuring a forest division is an administrative step that supports species rehabilitation in a new habitat such as Barda.
మెయిన్స్
GS-III Environment: a single-location wild population of the Asiatic lion is vulnerable to disease and calamity, so a second habitat such as Barda is needed. Administrative restructuring of forest divisions, ranges and villages supports habitat management and rehabilitation. The way forward is scientific translocation, community involvement and human-wildlife conflict mitigation.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?
- Corbett National Park
- Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sariska National Park
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: B
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Answer before you reveal
With reference to the Asiatic lion, consider the following statements:
- It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- In the wild, it is found only in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: C — Correct: Both 1 and 2 — Both are correct: the Asiatic lion is IUCN Endangered and survives in the wild only in India, mainly in Gujarat. • 1 only — wrong: 1 only is incomplete because statement 2 is also correct; wild Asiatic lions occur only in India. • 2 only — wrong: 2 only is incomplete because statement 1 is also correct; the IUCN lists the Asiatic lion as Endangered. • Neither 1 nor 2 — wrong: Neither cannot be right since both statements are accurate.
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