If everything goes as per the plans, then soon Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) will get a pair of Asiatic Lions for its captive lion safari from Gujarat in exchange for a pair of Royal Bengal Tigers. The state forest department has given its consent for the same and has informed about the same to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).

An official from the Maharashtra forest department said, “In the first week of November we have sent a letter to the member secretary, Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi, regarding the consent for exchange of animals between Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park and Sakkarbaug Zoo, Junagadh, Gujarat. As per the proposal, SGNP will give a breeding pair of Bengal Tigers, to Sakkarbaug Zoological Park, Junagadh, in exchange for a breeding pair of Asiatic Lions.”