Gir is one of the largest compact dry deciduous forest and the only abode of the Asiatic lion; in the world. Over the years, Gir has become a very stable ecosystem with tremendous regenerating, self supporting and self sustaining capacity. It supports a rich biodiversity comprising of about 500 recorded flowering plants species, 36 species of mammal, 35 species of reptiles, about 300 species of birds and more than 2000 species of insects. It also harbours a ...
