Population of the Asiatic Lion in the Gir forests |
Estimated Ratio |
Year |
Authority |
No. of Animals |
|
Male |
Female |
Cub |
1979 |
76 |
100 |
85 |
1985 |
88 |
100 |
64 |
1990 |
82 |
100 |
67 |
1995 |
94 |
100 |
71 |
2001 |
92 |
100 |
56 |
2005 |
72 |
100 |
60 |
2010 |
97 |
162 |
152 |
|
1880 |
Col. Watson (E) |
~12 |
1893 |
The then Junagadh State |
~31 |
1905 |
Maj. Carnegie |
60-70 |
1905 |
The then Junagadh State |
~100 |
1913 |
Mr. Wallinger (E) |
<20 |
1920 |
Sir. P.R. Cadell (E) |
~50 |
1936 |
The then Junagadh State |
287 |
1950 |
Mr. Winter Blyth |
227 |
1955 |
Mr. Winter Blyth |
290 |
1963 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
285 |
1968 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
177 |
1974 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
180 |
1979 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
205 |
1984 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
239 |
1990 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
284 |
1995 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
304 |
2001 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
327* |
2005 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
359 |
2010 |
Forest Department Gujarat |
411 |
|
*
271 in Gir PA and 56 in surrounding areas.
|
Details of 2005 Census |
AREA |
Male |
Female |
Sub-Adult |
Cubs |
Total |
Gir National Park |
68 |
100 |
61 |
62 |
291 |
Girnar |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
17 |
Una, Kodinar,
Sutrapada, Sea side |
7 |
7 |
|
|
12 |
Mityala,
Savarkundla, Liliya & Bhavnagar Dist. |
9 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
39 |
T O T A L |
89 |
124 |
72 |
74 |
359 |
359 does
not include 11 animals in Devaliya Park |
Population of all animals
|
Lion |
Leopard |
Hyena |
Herbivores
(ungulates) |
No. of ungulates per lion |
1968 |
177 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1974 |
180 |
142 |
063 |
9635 |
53.5 |
1979 |
205 |
161 |
084 |
14964 |
73.0 |
1985 |
239 |
201 |
192 |
16905 |
70.7 |
1990 |
284 |
212 |
097 |
32792 |
115.0 |
1995 |
304 |
268 |
137 |
38221 |
125.7 |
2001 |
327 |
311 |
- |
52000 |
159.0 |
2005 |
359 |
NA |
NA |
49965 |
139.17 |
2010 |
411 |
- |
- |
- |
- |