Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project

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The Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project is a wildlife conservation initiative aimed at establishing a second, free-ranging population of Asiatic lions outside their current stronghold in Gujarat, India, to reduce extinction risk and enhance the species’ long-term survival.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity conservation program ⓘ
species reintroduction project ⓘ
wildlife conservation initiative ⓘ
addressesProblem concentration of entire wild Asiatic lion population in one region ⓘ
high extinction risk due to single-site population ⓘ
aimsTo enhance long-term survival of Asiatic lions ⓘ
establish a second free-ranging population of Asiatic lions ⓘ
reduce extinction risk of Asiatic lions ⓘ
benefits ecological restoration of lion habitats ⓘ
genetic security for Asiatic lion ⓘ
strengthening of regional biodiversity ⓘ
conservationStrategy establishment of new wild population ⓘ
metapopulation management approach ⓘ
translocation of lions from source population ⓘ
focusesOnSpecies Asiatic lion ⓘ
Panthera leo persica ⓘ
linked to: Asiatic lion
hasConservationGoal create geographically separate lion population ⓘ
reduce risk from anthropogenic threats ⓘ
reduce risk from disease outbreaks ⓘ
reduce risk from natural disasters ⓘ
reduce vulnerability to localized catastrophes ⓘ
intendedOutcome improved species resilience ⓘ
long-term species persistence in the wild ⓘ
viable second breeding population of Asiatic lions ⓘ
justifiedBy current single wild population of Asiatic lions in Gujarat ⓘ
locatedInCountry India ⓘ
relatedTo Asiatic lion conservation in Gir landscape ⓘ
relatedToConcept IUCN species reintroduction guidelines ⓘ
ex-situ and in-situ conservation integration ⓘ
relatedToIssue large carnivore conservation in human-dominated landscapes ⓘ
single-population extinction risk ⓘ
relatedToState Gujarat ⓘ
requires genetic and demographic management of populations ⓘ
human-lion conflict mitigation measures ⓘ
long-term monitoring of reintroduced lions ⓘ
prey base assessment in recipient area ⓘ
suitable habitat outside Gujarat ⓘ
seeksPopulationOutside Gujarat ⓘ
stakeholderType Indian wildlife authorities ⓘ
conservation biologists ⓘ
local communities in proposed reintroduction areas ⓘ
state forest departments ⓘ
threatMitigated environmental catastrophes in Gujarat lion range ⓘ
epidemic disease in single lion population ⓘ
human-wildlife conflict concentration in one region ⓘ
timeHorizon long-term conservation planning ⓘ
ultimateGoal secure wild future for Asiatic lion across more than one site ⓘ

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Asiatic lion → conservationProgram → Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project ⓘ