Animal Planet’s ‘The Lion Kingdom’ showcases India’s incredible fight to save Asiatic Lions of Gir National Park

Animal Planet’s ‘The Lion Kingdom’ showcases India’s incredible fight to save Asiatic Lions of Gir National Park

Uploaded at: Jan 24 2020 7:30 PM Kolkata, Jan 24 (UNI) Animal Planet, India’s No. 1 Wildlife network is all set to premiere an amazing 10-part series ‘The Lion Kingdom’ starting January 27, at 9 PM.
The Lion Kingdom will take viewers at the center of India’s battle with the fatal Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) which intimidated to wipe out the last of the making it through Asiatic Lions in the globe living in the wilds of the Gir National Park. “The lethal CDV virus had the potential to impact India’s satisfaction– the Asiatic lions at The Gir National Park. Talking about the series Upma Bhatnagar, Executive Producer and Director, Optimum Television said, “It was the severe most alarm not just in Gir, but in India’s entire preservation background given that independence.At stake was the existence of a whole species– Asiatic lions– that does not exist anywhere else in the world.