EnvironmentPrelims + Mains
Asiatic Lion population rises from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025
The Asiatic lion population in India increased from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, as conservation efforts under Project Lion (2020) were successful. Nonetheless, keeping all the wild Asiatic lions in one area, the Gir landscape, poses several threats to the species from diseases, habitat saturation, human-wildlife conflicts, and catastrophes.
