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Which of the following cases of the Supreme Court of India is popularly known as the Asiatic Lion case?

Centre for Environmental Law, WWF-India v. Union of India (2013) concerned establishing a second home for Asiatic lions outside Gir. The case examined Kuno-Palpur as a…

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Which of the following cases of the Supreme Court of India is popularly known as the Asiatic Lion case?

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Centre for Environmental Law, WWF-India v. Union of India (2013) concerned establishing a second home for Asiatic lions outside Gir. The case examined Kuno-Palpur as a suitable habitat for reintroduction and the need to protect the species from extinction. Maintaining another population reduces the danger of the entire species being affected by a catastrophe at its single habitat.

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