<p class="title">A pair of lions from Gujarat have been brought to Mumbai as part of a wildlife exchange between the neighbouring states.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai has received two young Asiatic lions from the Sakkarbaug Zoological Park (SZP) in Junagadh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the Asiatic lions were brought here on Wednesday, two tigers would be sent on Saturday or Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The lion pair — D 11 and D 22, both aged three, will be resident at the 107 sq km SGNP’s Lion Safari which has been a major attraction for decades. The SGNP tiger pair - Bajrang and Durga, aged six and three, would now be residents of SZP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The exchange was okayed by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Now, there’s only one 11-year-old male lion left in the SGNP which has been kept isolated owing to age-related problems.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In September, Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar went to Ahmedabad during which he met his Gujarat counterpart Jagdish Vishwakarma and finalised the agreement.</p>
<p class="title">A pair of lions from Gujarat have been brought to Mumbai as part of a wildlife exchange between the neighbouring states.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai has received two young Asiatic lions from the Sakkarbaug Zoological Park (SZP) in Junagadh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the Asiatic lions were brought here on Wednesday, two tigers would be sent on Saturday or Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The lion pair — D 11 and D 22, both aged three, will be resident at the 107 sq km SGNP’s Lion Safari which has been a major attraction for decades. The SGNP tiger pair - Bajrang and Durga, aged six and three, would now be residents of SZP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The exchange was okayed by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Now, there’s only one 11-year-old male lion left in the SGNP which has been kept isolated owing to age-related problems.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In September, Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar went to Ahmedabad during which he met his Gujarat counterpart Jagdish Vishwakarma and finalised the agreement.</p>
