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We have reservations about the implementation, as we would like control to be with the Gujarat forest department. The project is being sent to the Gujarat forest department for its final comments.“We have received the proposal from the MoEFCC for our comments. Ahmedabad: The Union minister of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has approved a Rs 100-crore project for conservation of the Asiatic lion, which is to be implemented over three years. Moreover, the MSTrIPES patrol module, which is implemented for Tiger sanctuaries, should be implemented for monitoring and should be the customized for lion-centric conservation in the Gir landscape. Moreover, apart from MSTrIPEs, a few others lions should be radio collared for monitoring.After the canine distemper virus (CDV) outbreak, Gujarat has begun radio collaring lions..