Gujarat

The Gir Forest is situated in the old princely state of Junagadh, 10 km from the town of Sasan Gir. The last refuge for the Asiatic lion is the Gir National Park. South West of the Saurashtra peninsula, the forest encompasses over 1,411 sq. km. with about 220 lions. Gir is a mixed deciduous type of forest with teak, ber, flame of the forest, banyan trees. Besides having the only population of Asiatic lion, Gir also boasts of a large number of leopards, some 210 in number, with sambar, chital, nilgai, chinkara, four horned antelope and wild boar. Python and crocodile are also found in the area. There is rich bird life with paradise flycatcher, black headed cuckoo, shrike, borealis eagle being only a few that streak across the sky.