Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar this afternoon, December 6, shared that the pair of lions brought to Maharashtra from Gujarat in November were released in the habitat of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) around 1 pm.
With this, the closed lion safari will resume at SGNP, the department said in a statement.
Both the lions are two years old, and due to their young age, tourists will be able to enjoy the closed lion safari for many years.
As per reports, the lions were brought in from the Sakkarbaug Zoological Park (SZP) in Junagadh.
The pair arrived in Mumbai some days ago, but some time was allowed for them to get familiar with the environment in Mumbai. Now after they get used enough to the environment in Mumbai, they will be released in SGNP, the statement said.
State Bank of India (SBI) has adopted these lions for caretaking.