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Big cats
The big cats of India as species, and what protects each: their status, range and census, the programmes built around them, translocations, and the international alliances for their conservation. Prelims has asked whether the Asiatic lion is found naturally only in India.
No subject here changed from 16 to 31 August 2026.Show all
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- Lion attacks on people · on Human wildlife conflict and wildlife crime
Lions living among people sometimes attack them, and a species found nowhere else offers no easy answer to that.
- Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve · on Protected areas, tiger reserves and eco sensitive zones
India's largest tiger reserve lost three tigers in July, and one of them was poached.
- Satkosia Tiger Reserve · on Protected areas, tiger reserves and eco sensitive zones
Satkosia had lost its tigers years before the evictions now being examined, which is the uncomfortable part of the case.