{"id":9441,"date":"2023-10-01T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T13:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/asiatic-lions-seaside-stroll-in-junagadh-captured-in-lens-pic-goes-viral-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T13:30:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T13:30:57","slug":"asiatic-lions-seaside-stroll-in-junagadh-captured-in-lens-pic-goes-viral-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/01\/asiatic-lions-seaside-stroll-in-junagadh-captured-in-lens-pic-goes-viral-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Asiatic lion\u2019s seaside stroll in Junagadh captured in lens; pic goes viral &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ahmedabad: A rare sight of an Asiatic lion taking a stroll along the shores of the Arabian Sea in Gujarat\u2019s Junagadh has taken the Internet by storm.<\/p>\n<p>In a photograph that has gone viral, the lion is seen observing the gentle waves, creating a surreal and captivating moment.<\/p>\n<p>The picture is undated.<\/p>\n<p>During the period spanning from April 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023, Gujarat recorded a total of 89 natural deaths and 11 unnatural deaths among the Asiatic lion population.<\/p>\n<p>These figures represent a significant portion, approximately 15 per cent, of the overall lion count, which stood at 674, based on the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan also shared the mesmerising picture on his social media account, comparing the scene to the fictional world of Narnia.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cWhen #Narnia looks real. A lion king captured enjoying tides of the Arabian Sea on Gujarat coast. Courtesy: CCF, Junagadh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kaswan, known for his wildlife conservation efforts, further shared a research paper on Asiatic lions, highlighting their habitat distribution along the coastline.<\/p>\n<p>According to the study titled \u201cLiving on the sea-coast: ranging and habitat distribution of Asiatic lions\u201d by Mohan Ram and others, Asiatic lions, primarily found in Gir National Park, are increasingly being spotted in Gujarat\u2019s coastal regions.<\/p>\n<p>Asiatic lions are exclusively found in the Gir National Forest of Gujarat, with a current estimated numbers ranging from 523 to 650.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(IANS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n  }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Ahmedabad: A rare sight of an Asiatic lion taking a stroll along the shores of the Arabian Sea in Gujarat\u2019s Junagadh has taken the Internet by storm. In a photograph that has gone viral, the lion is seen observing the gentle waves, creating a surreal and captivating moment. The picture is undated. During the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-nation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9441"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9443,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9441\/revisions\/9443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}