Nagaland : Lions and Tigers

Lion centric debates, in recent weeks, have been triggered by the Supreme Court verdict that could finally see lions in Kuno (Sheopur) and Valmik Thapar's "Exotic Aliens : The Lion and the Cheetah in India" which questions these two species as ever having been local.

During a recent trip to Nagaland I came across both Lions and Tigers on the walls; while Tigers occur in the state the presence of Lions (on the walls) was surprising for sure! Share some images below ~

These are from the Tourist Lodge at Ungma (Mokokchung)

These from a hotel in Mokokchung 


And these from 2 separate villages in Zunheboto 
(miss the names now and dont want to postpone the post)

R A Lorrain's 1912 classic '5 Years in Unknown Jungles' mentions lions in south Mizoram; look forward to interesting readings and interactions on Nagaland!

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  1. whatMonday, April 11, 2016

    You can copy and paste this link into your url bar, this was a review by noted experts on Valmiks book, quite surprising that almost none of the things stated by Valmik was remotely true:
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