India, May 28 -- Lion with its majestic looks in Manes and Elan and Tiger with its grace and gorgeous persona have made the wild world awe-inspiring and beautiful and India is fortunate to have them both thanks to our culture and nature-loving people. The Gujarat Forest Department recently announced the results of the 16th Lion census carried out earlier this month in May 2025. The population of Lions in the last five years jumped from 674 in 2020 to 891 now. It is an incredible increase of 32 per cent. Out of this 384 are in Gir National Park, Gir and Panis Sanctuary in Sasangir spread over 1410 sq km area (258.7 sq km in National Park and 1051.6 sq km in Sanctuary). The rest 340 almost 44 per cent Lions now live outside the Gir protecti...