2018
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Question
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When was the last lion census taken in India?
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2017
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2015
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2013
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2011
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The regular Lion Census is conducted once every five years. The last Census was conducted in 2015.
Detailed explanation-2: -In June 2020, an estimation exercise counted 674 Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region, an increase of 29% over the 2015 census figure.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since 1965, the Forest Department has been regularly conducting the lion census every five years.
Detailed explanation-4: -By 1936, India had 287 lions, by 2008 we had 350, 523 in 2015 and 674 in 2022.
Detailed explanation-5: -The official 2022 count is pegged to be 760 even as foresters say that the actual figure could be much higher with the lions regally annexing more territory by the year.
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