Description. The Asian lion is a large predatory cat, very similar to the African lion in physical size and appearance, though they are somewhat smaller.

The current population of the Asiatic Lion now consists of one isolated population in the Gir Forest Preserve of Gujurat in northwestern India.

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The Gir is known all over the world as the last home of the Asiatic lion. The lion was once widely distributed in Asia and Arabia through Persia to India.

The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), also known as the Indian lion and Persian lion is a lion subspecies that lives as a single population in India’s

Why dozens of India’s Asiatic lions are dying. By Ankur Jain BBC Hindi, Ahmedabad. had in 2000 added the Asiatic lion to the list of critically endangered species.

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Although lions are not listed as an Endangered Species, their numbers are declining. However, conservationists disagree on a proposed hunting ban.