About Gir

» Gir National Park:
Gir is the only home in India for the Asiatic Lion of which there are nearly 300 in the park. The Gir national Park lies in the Gujarat peninsula in South-Western India. The terrain is rugged with low hills and the vegetation is mixed deciduous, with stands of Teak, Acacia, Jamun, Tendu and Dhak trees, interspersed with large patches of grasslands.

» Gir Flora & Fauna:
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.The Gir national park is a heaven to about 300 Asiatic lions. The Lion, Panther Leo, inhabits the forest of Gir in the Saurashtra peninsula, attracting sixty thousand visitors to this sanctuary of Gujarat every year.

» Lions in Gir National Park:
The Gir is known all over the world as the last home of the Asiatic lion. The lion was once widely distributed in Asia Minor and Arabia through Persia to India.

» Birds in Gir National Park:
Birds in Gir form a major part of the wildlife in Gir. Gir is renowned as home to the Gir National Park in Sasangir, Gujarat. It is a beautiful park dotted with an abundance of vegetation, birds and animals.

» Mammals & Reptiles in Gir:
Wildlife in Gir also includes the land vegetation, consisting of deciduous forests interspersed with semi-evergreen and evergreen flora, acacia, scrub jungle, grasslands and rocky hills. Various species of plants like the Jambu, Karanj, Umro, Vad, Kalam, Charal, Sirus and Amla can be seen here.

»Tourist Attractions in Gir:
The Sasangir National Park and Lion Sanctuary in the Kathiwad peninsula of Gujarat has the distinction
of being the last earthly refuge of the majestic Asiatic lion (Panthera leo). It is home of some 300 lions of this close to being extinct Asiatic species.