Tuesday, July 8, 2025

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Lion

News Reports

Union cabinet approves establishment of International Big Cat Alliance with headquarters in India for conservation of seven big cat species

OpIndia Staff -
Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) with headquarters in India with a one-time budgetary support of Rs.150 crore for 2023-24 to 2027-28.
News Reports

Tripura’s top forest officer suspended for naming lion pair as Akbar and Sita after VHP’s complaint: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Agrawal, a 1994 batch IFS officer, was then Tripura's top wildlife warden. When he sent the lion couple to Siliguri, he wrote their names as Akbar and Sita in the dispatch registry.
News Reports

West Bengal: VHP moves Calcutta HC over lioness named ‘Sita’ being housed with lion named ‘Akbar’

OpIndia Staff -
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad said that the decision by the West Bengal forest officials amounted to a direct assault on the religious beliefs of the Hindu community.
World

Germany: Suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin causes panic among residents, authorities claim it is a wild boar amidst ongoing search ops

OpIndia Staff -
The suspected lioness was first spotted in Berlin on Thursday morning, causing panic among the residents and spurring authorities to launch a search operation.
News Reports

Viral video: England football fans search for beer in Qatar, end up with a pet lion in a Qatari Sheikh’s palace

OpIndia Staff -
Qatar prohibited sale of beer and other alcoholic drinks in stadiums just two days before the start of the FIFA World Cup.
News Reports

No money left to feed lions: Pakistan decides to sell the animals to save space and money

OpIndia Staff -
Lahore Zoo in Pakistan has decided to auction its big cats, including lions and tigers, to private entities.
Satire

Statue of the lion with claws: A dystopian world where Rahul Gandhi is the Prime Minister

Ganesh R -
Just when the liberals thought they can take a short break from outraging over his doing puja and relax over a cup of the first flush from the Janpath estates, he has forced them to rush to action
News Reports

West Bengal: Drunk man jumps into lion’s cage in Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo, scared animal still in panic mode

OpIndia Staff -
The incident happened on March 19 when a man in and inebriated state, jumped into the lion's enclosure in Kolkata's Alipore Zoo
News Reports

Gujarat: Cow offered as bait to a lion for filming illegal show in Gir, five detained after video goes viral, main accused Mayuddin Kadri...

OpIndia Staff -
Forest officers confirmed that such shows are probably organized regularly in the Gir, Gujarat in return for a hefty sum of money
News Reports

Mamata Banerjee ‘inspired’ the birth of two lion cubs in Kolkata zoo, claims plaque installed in the zoo

OpIndia Staff -
A plaque at Alipore Zoo in Kolkata saying Mamata inspired the birth of two lion cubs has become a subject of joke
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