| 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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |