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Vizag Zoo Celebrates Birth of Four Endangered Asiatic Lion Cubs, Boosting Conservation Efforts
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News18•22-09-2026, 17:15
Vizag Zoo Celebrates Birth of Four Endangered Asiatic Lion Cubs, Boosting Conservation Efforts
- •Four Asiatic lion cubs were born at Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP), Visakhapatnam, approximately a month ago.
- •This birth marks a significant success for the zoo's conservation breeding program for the endangered species.
- •Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List and protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- •The species now survives in the wild only in and around the Gir landscape in Gujarat, India.
- •The successful birth highlights the zoo's commitment to wildlife conservation, scientific management, and animal welfare.
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The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (Vizag Zoo) in Visakhapatnam announced the birth of four Asiatic lion cubs as part of its conservation breeding programme.
Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List and are fully protected under Schedule I of India's Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Following a historic decline in their natural distribution across Asia and the Middle East, wild Asiatic lions now survive exclusively in and around the Gir landscape in Gujarat, India.
