Endangered Asiatic lions rest at Gir Lion Sanctuary in India

In this Sunday, June 9, 2013 photo, endangered Asiatic lions rest at the Gir Lion Sanctuary at Sasan in Junagadh district of Gujarat state, India. The Asiatic lion has been almost wiped out in India, but intense conservation efforts by Gujarat over the last 50 years have brought them back from the brink of extinction. There are now 400 Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir forests. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ajit Solanki>