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History

In the nineteenth century, the rulers of Indian princely states accustomed invite the Britain colonists for looking out expeditions. At the tip of the nineteenth century, only one or two of dozen Asiatic lions were left in Bharat, all of them at intervals the Gir Forest, that was a region of the royal house of Junagarh's personal looking out grounds. British viceroys brought the forceful decline of the lion population in Gir to the attention of the royal house of Junagadh, the sanctuary established by them. Today, it is the sole house in Asia where Asiatic lions occur and is taken into consideration one altogether the foremost very important protected areas in Asia because of its diversity. The Sasan Gir theme with its numerous flora and fauna is protected as a results of the efforts of the gov. forest department, life activists and NGOs. it's presently thought of the jewel of Gujarat's ecological resources.


Wildlife
The fauna's 2380 species counted in the Gir National Park and includes about 298 species of birds, 40 species of mammals, more than 2050 speacies of insects and 38 species of reptiles.


Carnivores

Main carnivores species are the Asiatic lion in the Sasan Gir, then people would like to see the Indian leopard, jungle cat, Striped hyena, Mangoose, Golden jackal etc. Desert cats and rusty-spoted cats occur but are lower chance to see.

Harbivoures

The main herbivores of Gir National Park are chital, sambar, nilgai,  antelope, chinkara, four-horned and wild boar. Blackbucks from the near by area are sometimes seen in the sanctuary.

Birds
The exotic flora of Gir Park provides shelter to quite two hundred species of birds and furthermore the sanctuary has been declared a very important bird space by the Bhartiya Bird Conservation Network. Gir is additionally surroundings of raptors like critically vulnerable white-backed and long-billed vultures.
How To Reach

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1st Nearest airport is in Rajkot, 165 kms via Junagadh.
2nd airpot is in Ahmedabad, 350 kms via junagadh.





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Distance of 400 kms from Ahmedabad via      Rajkot, Junagadh and Mendarda.Distance of 43 kms from Veraval.Distance of 65 kms from Junagadh via Mendarda.

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Meter gauge rail line of 395 kms from Ahmedabad, nearest railway station is Veraval or Somnath railway station, 45 kms from Somnath. 
2nd is Junagadh railway station, 60 kms from Junagadh.