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		Sharlin on July 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: India tiger census shows rapid population growth Savanna and grassland, yes. Almost never heavily forested area.

z3phyr on July 29, 2019 [–]

The Asiatic lions did inhabit Indian sub tropical forests not 200 years ago.

manishsharan on July 29, 2019 | [–]

They still do. Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gir_National_Park.

z3phyr on July 30, 2019 | | [–]

Gir is semi-arid forest, but there was a time when lions lived in subtropical forests (that's what I wanted to say)

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