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We assessed the space use, habitat preferences, social organisation, and diet of Asiatic lions in Barda using radio-collaring (n\u2009=\u20096; 1 male, 5 females) and scat analysis. The average lion home range (95% KDE) was 70.55\u2009\u00b1\u20097.48 km\u00b2, while the average core area (50% KDE) was 10.92\u2009\u00b1\u20091.92 km\u00b2. Spatial overlap among individuals was higher at the home range level (0.60\u2009\u00b1\u20090.08) than in core areas (0.34\u2009\u00b1\u20090.06), indicating spatial partitioning and emerging social structuring. Lions demonstrated hierarchical habitat selection, preferring mixed forests at the home range scale and grasslands within core areas. Dietary analysis showed a strong reliance of lions on wild prey, particularly wild pigs (\n                    <jats:italic>Sus scrofa<\/jats:italic>\n                    ; 55% occurrence), supplemented by domestic cattle (17%). Ongoing prey augmentation efforts, including the reintroduction of spotted deer (\n                    <jats:italic>Axis axis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) and sambar (\n                    <jats:italic>Rusa unicolor<\/jats:italic>\n                    ), aim to strengthen prey availability in the Barda. Our findings provide ecological insights suggesting that Barda offers potentially suitable habitat and resources for sustaining a long-term lion population, although these inferences are based on a limited sample size and short-term dietary assessment. 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