Gir National Park - A deep jungle dominated by its wide variety of flora and fauna, is a wildlife sanctuary located at the Junagadh district in Gujarat, India, is spread across 1,153 square kilometers. The Gir Forest Reserve, created in 1913 to protect the surviving group of Asiatic Lion, got the title of a wildlife sanctuary in1965, became the only home for the endangered mighty Asiatic Lion. The drastic decline of the Asiatic Lion in the late nineteenth century brought the attention to establish a sanctuary. The forest forms a unique habitat for many mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects, along with a wide variety of flora.
Today it is viewed as the most protected zone in Asia in light of its biodiversity. The sanctuary is globally acclaimed for effectively sparing the valuable species from the brink of extinction. These royal Asiatic Lions are the sanctuary's main attraction, and tourists from different parts of the world come to explore the jungle and its dwellers every year. You can also go for a Gir safari booking to experience the way of survival of the wildlife habitat in the deep green jungle.
Harrowing tales of man-eating leopards are often heard in the forest of Gujarat. The Gir lions are Gujarat's pride, and now they are colonizing some parts of the human settlements. They are facing a loss of habitat and the lack of prey availability in the forest that also increased human-animal interaction. Attacks on farmers by leopards have become frequent, haunting the rural areas of Gujarat.
An incident occurred when a leopard entered a hut where two farmers were asleep. It entered the hut by breaking the roof and jumped on one farmer who was sleeping inside the shed. The leopard grabbed his neck and made his prey. The leopard then picked up the other farmer who was sleeping outside the shack and dragged into the forest while the other occupiers left screaming. These leopard attacks are not new in India, although Gujarat frequently reports man-killer leopards in almost every part of the state.
These human-wildlife conflicts may give goosebumps to those who are sitting in the urban areas and want to experience such events by meeting the same cat that the villagers regularly deal with, in the dark. Gir forest map will navigate you to explore the wilderness of nature. Enjoy the overwhelming presence of the omnipotent big cats on a jeep safari in Gir.
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