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Nature

Asiatic Lions

The Asiatic lion, also known as the Indian lion and Persian lion,Sasan Gir Santuary is the last and only home of the endangered mighty Asiatic Lion, Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the most popular attractions of Gujarat. Asiatic lions once prowled from the Middle East to India. Now, only a fraction of these magnificent animals survive in the wild. The Gir Forest's dry teak woods were once a royal hunting ground. Today they are a reserve where these at-risk big cats are heavily protected.

Leopard

Leopard is considered to be one of the most beautiful and graceful animals in the jungle, also the most dangerous one. Popularity known as the prince of cats. You can identify most leopards by their light color and distinctive dark spots. Those spots are called rosettes, because they resemble the shape of a rose. These patterns camouflage their bodies as they move through the grass and trees. This animal is the most adaptable from the family of predators, one the reason why it occupies a much larger spread of Gujarat forest covers, and Sasan Gir National park it has been found in all the varied habitats and vegetations types. The approximate population of 210 Leopards resides within the sanctuary area.

Birds

The exotic flora of Gir National Park gives shelter to more than 200 species of birds and moreover the sanctuary has been declared an important bird area by the Indian Bird Conservation Network. Gir is also habitat of raptors like critically endangered white-backed and long-billed vultures.

Reptiles

Gir is blessed with more than 40 species of reptiles and amphibians. Kamleshwar - a large reservoir in the sanctuary is the best spot where Marsh Crocodile can be seen in large numbers. Park has even many species of snake including King Kobra, the Russell's viper, Saw-scaled viper and the Krait.

ANIMALS OF GIR NATIONAL PARK

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Order	Family	English Name	Scientific Name	Local Name
Insectivorous	Soricidae	Grey Musk Shrew	Sencus murinus	Chachunder
Insectivorous	Erinaceidae	Pale Hedgehog	Paraechinus micropus	Shero
Chiroptera	Pteropodidae	Flying Fox	Pteropus giganteus	Shiyal
Chiroptera	Pteropodidae	Short Nosed fruit bat	Cynopteerus sphinx	Chamachidiyu
Chiroptera	Vespertilionidae	Indian pipistrelle	Pipstrellus coromandra	-
Chiroptera	Emballonuridae	Bearded Sheattailed Bat	Tophozous melanopogon	-
Primates	Cercopithecidae	Hanuman Langur	Presbytis entellus	Hanuman Langur
Pholidata	Manidae	Indian Pangolin	Manis crassicaudata	Kidikhau
Lagomorpha	Leoporide	Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis	Sasloo
Rhodentia	Sciuridaeatus	Five stripped farm squirrel	Funambulus pennanti	Panch tapkavali
Rhodentia	Cricetidae	Indian Gerbille	Tetra Indica	Ooonder
Rhodentia	Meridae	Field Mouse	Mus boonduga	Kshetriya Oonder
Rhodentia	Meridae	Common house rat	Rattus rattus rattus	oonder
Rhodentia	Meridae	Kutch Rock Rat	Rattus rattus girensis	Kutch Oonder
Rhodentia	Meridae	Rock Rat	Rattus rattus rufescens	Oonder
Rhodentia	Meridae	Bandicoat Rat	Bandicota indica
Rhodentia	Meridae	Indian Mole Rat	Bandica bengalensis
Rhodentia	Hystelidae	Indian Porcupine	Hystrix indica	Shahudi
Carnivora	Canidae	Jackal	Canis aureus	Shiyal
Carnivora	Canidae	Indian Fox	Vulpes engalensis	Lonkdi
Carnivora	Mustelidae	Ratal or Honey Badger	Mellivora capensis	Ghokhodiya
Carnivora	Viverridae	Small Indian Civet	Vivericula indica	Vij
Carnivora	Herpestidae	Common Mongoose	Herpestes edwadsi	Naliya
Carnivora	Herpestidae	Small Indian Mongoose	Herpestes auropunctatus	Nano Naliya
Carnivora	Herpestidae	Ruddy Mongoose	Herpestes smithi	Naliya
Carnivora	Hyaenidae	Stripped Hyena	Hyaena hyaena	Jharakh
Carnivora	Felidae	Asiatic Lion	Panthera Leo parsica	Sinh
Carnivora	Felidae	Leopard / Panther	Panthera pardus	Dipdo
Carnivora	Felidae	Jungle cat	Felis Chaus	Jungli Biladi
Carnivora	Felidae	Desert cat	Felis Libyca	Raan Biladi
Carnivora	Felidae	Rusty Spotted cat	Felis rubignosa	Taapkavari Biladi
Artiodactyla	Suidae	Indian Wild Boar	Sus Scrofa	Jungli Bhund
Artiodactyla	Cervidae	Sambar	Cervus unicolor	Sambar
Artiodactyla	Cervidae	Chital/Spotted Deer	Axis axis	Chital
Artiodactyla	Bovidae	Chinkara / Indian Gazelle	Gazelle gazelle	Chinkara
Artiodactyla	Bovidae	Blackbuck	Antilope cervicapra	Kaliyar
Artiodactyla	Bovidae	Chowsingha	Tetracerus quadricornis	Chowsingha
Artiodactyla	Bovidae	Nilgai / Blue bull	Baselaphus tragocamelus	Nilgai

Population Name of Animals

Lion 523
Leopard 500
Hyaena 147

Chital 46000
Sabar 3870
Nil Gai 1040

Chowsingha 700
Chinkara 510
Wild Boar 3310

Important Informations

1. Do not disturb the animals during day time as most of the nocturnal animals sleep during day time.
2. Do not try to irritate the animals or make them angry by teasing them.
3. Take official guides along with you on the park trip.
4. Do not smoke inside the park.
5. Do not use flash or intrusive photography.
6. For the safety of the visitors, walking and hiking within the vicinity of the park is not allowed.
7. Camping and picnicking is not allowed within the park.