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Asiatic Lion Conservation Project
December 22 , 2018
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- The “Asiatic Lion Conservation Project” has been launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
- The main objective of this project is to work for the conservation of the world’s last ranging free Asiatic Lion population and the ecosystem associated with it.
- The project will be funded under the ‘Development of Wildlife Habitat (CSS-DWH)’ scheme which is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
- The cost will be borne in the 60:40 ratio by the Central and State government.
- The Asiatic Lions are listed as ‘Endangered’ under the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List. Its population is restricted to the state of Gujarat in India.
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