Lions have moved out of the Gir sanctuary to coastal villages(asiatic lion self change location)

India / Gujarat / Kodinar /
Lions in Gir look for new territories as the sanctuary is not large enough for their population.

A LION prowling on the beach? Yes, small groups of the world's last surviving Asiatic lions have moved out of the Gir sanctuary in Gujarat's Saurashtra region towards the coastal forests. They have not disturbed any sunbathers so far. Nor have they attacked people in the coastal villages. The Gir Protected Area (GPA) is simply too small to hold the 400+ Asiatic lions that the planet has in the wild, so the younger ones have moved out in search of new territory - as far as coastal villages(chhara,sutrapada,velan) around 80 km away
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Coordinates:   20°44'43"N   70°41'53"E

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