The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Gujarat, India and was established in 1965 to protect the habitat of the endangered Asiatic lion. The park covers an area of 1,412 square kilometers and contains seven rivers and four reservoirs that provide water resources. It is home to a diverse array of wildlife including the last remaining population of Asiatic lions, leopards, sloth bears, cobras and various other carnivores and herbivores. The park has successfully increased the lion population from 177 to over 500 animals.

1. GIR FOREST NATIONAL
PARK
MADE BY ADITYA BANSAL.

2. INTRODUCTION
• THE GIR FOREST NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (ALSO KNOWN AS SASAN-GIR) IS A FOREST
AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN GUJARAT, INDIA.
• ESTABLISHED IN 1965, WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 1412 KM² (ABOUT 258 KM² FOR THE FULLY PROTECTED
AREA (THE NATIONAL PARK) AND 1153 KM² FOR THE SANCTUARY), THE PARK IS LOCATED 65 KM TO THE
SOUTH-EAST OF JUNAGADH AND 60 KM TO SOUTH WEST OF AMRELI.

4. WATER RESERVES
• THE SEVEN MAJOR PERENNIAL RIVERS OF THE
GIR REGION ARE HIRAN, SHETRUNJI, DATARDI,
SHINGODA, MACHHUNDRI, GODAVARI AND
RAVAL. THE FOUR RESERVOIRS OF THE AREA ARE
AT FOUR DAMS, ONE EACH ON HIRAN,
MACHHUNDRI, RAVAL AND SHINGODA RIVERS,
INCLUDING THE BIGGEST RESERVOIR IN THE
AREA, THE KAMLESHWAR DAM, DUBBED 'THE
LIFELINE OF GIR'.

5. ASIATIC LION IN GIR

6. WILDLIFE
• THE CARNIVORES GROUP MAINLY COMPRISES ASIATIC LIONS, INDIAN LEOPARDS, SLOTH BEARS, INDIAN
COBRAS, JUNGLE CATS, STRIPED HYENAS, GOLDEN JACKALS, INDIAN MONGOOSE, INDIAN PALM CIVETS,
AND RATELS. DESERT CATS AND RUSTY-SPOTTED CATS EXIST BUT ARE RARELY SEEN.
• THE MAIN HERBIVORES OF GIR ARE CHITAL, NILGAI (OR BLUEBULL), SAMBAR, FOUR-HORNED ANTELOPE,
CHINKARA AND WILD BOAR. BLACKBUCKS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE SOMETIMES SEEN IN THE
SANCTUARY.

7. MAP

8. CONCLUSION
• AT LAST I WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE THAT GIR HAS UNDOUBTEDLY SAVED ASIATIC LIONS .IT TOOK THERE
POPULATION FROM 177 TO 526 (3 TIMES MORE). SO ITS ALWAYS BETTER TO SAVE NATURE FOR FUTURE.