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The Gir National Park is commonly known as sasan - Gir. Gir's lions
are peculiarly unafraid of humans. This park is said to be the
sole home of the pure Asiatic lions. Driving in the first
impression of Gir is well yellow. yellow grass, yellow dust,
yellow leaves on bolding trees. Stubby shrubs and thorny things
everywhere. But if you look up, the sky is the color of a Robin'
egg and a gaggle of gently purple hills loom beautifully in the
distance. The forest is a bird watchers paradise.
Embedded deep in the psyche of the local people, the lions of
the gir are a source of great pride and cultural identity. The
tradition of lion tracking in Gir, dates back to the times of
the Nawabs the British and their Shikars.
Today of course the trackers area part of the forest Department,
often equipped with no more than a walkie - talkie and a stick,
keeping an eye on which lion is doing what, who had cubs doing
what, who had cubs how many and how they are doing.
The Gir National Park is well accessible and is well connected.
It is well connected by rail as well as by road transport to
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History Of
The Gir
National Park
The Gir National Park and its lions are full of maharajas and
shikars the sunset of the Raj, the early efforts of the Bombay
natural history society's first conservationist and the emergence of
India's post - independence wildlife protection policies. Over
hundred of years maharajas had hunted big cats for sport but it was
the British, with their sophisticated weapons that put in a mail in
the coffin for the lion in India.
In early 20th century the lion population of Gujarat suffered a
tremendous setback the feminine years which lasted between 1901 and
1905 forced the animals to hunt for food in human settlements and
target the local human population and livestock. The man animals
conflict that arose from this desperate situation was brought under
controls by the nawab of Junagarh, the district that most of Gir
falls within today.
When he decided to undertake the supervision of a project to save
the few remaining lions of Gir. lion numbers rose and apart from a
few initial hiccups in the wildlife protection programme toll his
death, shooting was rigidly controlled. While elsewhere in India
lions quietly vanished in Gir they were given half a chance.
On September 18, 1965 Gir was formally declared a lion sanctuary.
Today, the Government of Gujrat has declared as area of 1,421 Sq. Km
as the Gir protected area and an aditional500 Sq. Km has been made a
buffer home. In 1374, it was declared a national park and nature
reserve.
The estimated 359g count of lions in this forest indicates that the
project for recuperating the species, it bring it back from the
brink of extinction has been largely successful given then the
imminent threat of extinction still hovers dangerously close
close over the Asiatic lions. having been bred from less then 20
specimens, the present day population of gir's lions shares the same
gene pool.
The Asiatic lions (distinguishable from their African counterparts.
Only by a few minor biological differences) share the forest with
villagers and livestock, not to mention a no. of myriad industries
waiting in the wings to turn Gir's natural resources into hard cash.
But as of now, there is the law to prevent this eventuality.
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