Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project

E359375

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

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
Asiatic lion
surface form: Panthera leo persica
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asiatic lion conservationProgram Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project