Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary | Junagadh
About Gir National Park
Gir National Park in Gujarat is the only place in the world where you can spot lions roaming free in the wild. The real discovery channel of India has situated approximately 65 km southeast of the Junagarh District. The Government notified the large geographical extent of Sasan Gir as a wildlife sanctuary on 18th September 1965 in order to conserve the Asiatic Lion. It covers a total area of 1412 square kilometers of which 258 Km forms the core area of the National Park. Indiscriminate hunting by the people of Junagarh led to their decrease in population drastically, while they were completely wiped out from the other parts of Asia.
It was the kind effort of Nawabs of Junagarh who protected the queen royalty in his own private hunting grounds. Later in due c...