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[...] at the top of the food chain. Lions has only a small fraction of their former habitat, and Asiatic lions, a subspecies, which separated from African lions perhaps 100,000 years ago, almost impossible [...]

[...] to tourists in India's Gujarat state on Tuesday. The Gir National Park is the sole habitat for Asiatic lions and is famous for its rich flora and fauna. Earlier these lions were found across northern [...]

[...] and other small animals sometimes. Gir lions have been used to kill cattle and even camels. Asiatic lions are built similar to their cousins Afirca but are often smaller due to its small mane. Lioness [...]

[...] Gir National Park, the only home to Asiatic lions, will remain closed for tourists during the monsoon season owing to the breeding of wild cats [...]

[...] Asiatic Lion Gir India Male Gir India Female (Lioness) Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[ [...]

[...] Location : 65 km away from Junagadh (south-east) Airport: Keshod airport  80 km away Asiatic lion : panther leo persica (411-as per 2010 census by block direct   total count method) [...]

[...] seemed to face certain extinction. It just may have been the Nawab of Junagadh who saved the Asiatic lion. His report of 1880 may have deliberately understated the real number of remaining lions in an [...]

[...] Scraggly, brown, dry and thorny, is what Gir looks like. It is the last bastion of the Asiatic lion, is a beautiful but harsh, teak dominated habitat in the Junagadh district in Kathiawar, [...]

[...] ;, he said, raising his hands to the head to simulate hair. I was very pleasantly surprised by Gir India. Having never been there before, I really did not know what to expect, but the stories of the & [...]

[...] sunset burning away and Indian sunset beckons the end of a beautiful Indian day. Lions Of Gir India, The Hill [...]

[...] 900 square kilometers, but the lions are also commonly found roaming the nearby villages of Gir India. Source : News [...]

Flora: Vegetation in Gir can be looked at in four ways. The first is the Teak forest and nearly half of the protected area has this kind of a habitat [...]

[...] of Fashion Technology (NIFT), will first be introduced for the foresters manning the Gir National Park, the last abode of Asiatic Lions.   "A light khaki coloured uniform has been [...]

[...] Gir National Park, the only home to Asiatic lions, will remain closed for tourists during the monsoon season [...]

[...] , one the reason why it occupies a much larger spread of Gujarat forest cover, and in Gir National Park it has been found in all the varied habitats and vegetation types. The approximate [...]

[...] Gir India National Park Opens After a long monsoon break, the Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary finally opened its gates to tourists in India's Gujarat state on [...]

[...] sanctuary would continue to be in place, he said. “Vehicles will not be allowed to enter the gir forest. Outside the sanctuary, speed limits have been introduced,” Nanda said. “During pregnancy, [...]

[...] protected by the efforts of the government forest department, the nature of activists and NGOs. Gir Forest and the lions had been declared "protected" at the beginning of 1900, the Nawab and [...]

[...] In This Diwali festival, tourists visiting Gir forest in Junagadh will get a chance to take home designer souvenirs made by women of Siddi tribe, a [...]

[...] can also be spotted here. Nalsarovar Lake and Bird Sanctuary: This sanctuary comes under the Gir Forest and is home to a large number of birds. It is the largest wetland and bird sanctuary in India. [...]

[...] a zoo and a museum undoubtedly makes Junagadh Zoo Museum one of the most visited Tourist attractions in Junagadh. The zoo, comprising of the various [...]

The lions seem oblivious to the presence of humans. Maybe they feel totally unthreatened in this privileged environment, where national park status ha [...]

[...] know what to expect, but the stories of the "lions" had somehow stolen from Sasan Gir India is not glamorous. Until recently, these miniature circus, where lions have been fed and [...]

[...] , because the farms and factories surrounded by a park. It is planned to transfer some of the Gir lions to Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary more than 500 miles away, but to find other suitable accommodation [...]

[...] prey consists of Nilgai, Chital, Sambhar, goats, buffaloes and other small animals sometimes. Gir lions have been used to kill cattle and even camels. Asiatic lions are built similar to their cousins [...]

[...] ruler, promulgating a series of edicts inscribed on rock pillars all across India. The 14 Junagadh edicts (all revolutionary for the time) enshrine the rights of women and slaves; enjoin the planting [...]

[...] Leopards Nilgai Indian Palm Civets Blackbucks Marsh crocodile is in highest population in India At Gir because of crocodile conservation program from 1977 at Kamleshwar lack is being helpful to [...]