YES ,IT IS TRUE,LION AND MEN LIVES IN HARMONY ,IN GUJRAT.
The Maldhari communities and the lions of Gir co -exists in a win-win situation. A large part of the lions prey base is the livestock of the Maldhris while the community gains from the free excess to forest resources .
A study by the wild life Institute of India reveals that Gir Maldhris do not view lions as a threat . There had been no attack by the big cats on humans in the past two decades within the area covered in the study.
The lions had attacked and killed mainly aged and dying cattle for food.Besides the annual financial loss for Maldhris because of livestock loss to lions was minimal (Rs2038)but the free grazing rights and the compensation at the current rate were additional profit for Maldhari families living inside Gir.These people gets other benefits also -like collection of fuel wood and minor forest products,use of forest top soil mixed with dung sold as manure, free access to water, and job opportunities with the forest department and maintaining their social customs.
That is why lions have been flourishing in Gir.It is the generosity of Maldhris who do not grudge the big cats preying on their cattle .And that's why they deserve to be given credit for the steady growth in population of the Asiatic lions.
The name of the WII study is, 'Living with Lions ;The economics of coexistence ,'.
'MALDHRIS AND THE LIONS IN GIR'
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The Maldhari communities and the lions of Gir co -exists in a win-win situation. A large part of the lions prey base is the livestock of the Maldhris while the community gains from the free excess to forest resources .
A study by the wild life Institute of India reveals that Gir Maldhris do not view lions as a threat . There had been no attack by the big cats on humans in the past two decades within the area covered in the study.
The lions had attacked and killed mainly aged and dying cattle for food.Besides the annual financial loss for Maldhris because of livestock loss to lions was minimal (Rs2038)but the free grazing rights and the compensation at the current rate were additional profit for Maldhari families living inside Gir.These people gets other benefits also -like collection of fuel wood and minor forest products,use of forest top soil mixed with dung sold as manure, free access to water, and job opportunities with the forest department and maintaining their social customs.
That is why lions have been flourishing in Gir.It is the generosity of Maldhris who do not grudge the big cats preying on their cattle .And that's why they deserve to be given credit for the steady growth in population of the Asiatic lions.
The name of the WII study is, 'Living with Lions ;The economics of coexistence ,'.
'MALDHRIS AND THE LIONS IN GIR'
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