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A family of Asiatic lions at Gir National Park. The Gujarat state of western India has four National Parks and twenty-three wildlife sanctuaries which are managed by the Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat. [1] [2] [3]
Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India.It is located 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath, 65 km (40 mi) south-east of Junagadh and 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Amreli.
Pages in category "National parks in Gujarat" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat state, India.In 1980, an area of 270 km 2 from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary.
Vansda National Park, also known as Bansda National Park, [1] is a protected area which represents the thick woodlands of the Dangs and southern Gujarat, and is situated in the Vansda tehsil, Navsari District of Gujarat state, India.
Blackbuck National Park is a national park in India located at Velavadar in the Bhavnagar District of Gujarat state, India. Established in 1976 in the Bhal region of Saurashtra , the park is located around 42 km from the district headquarters city of Bhavnagar .
There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95 km 2 which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country. In addition to the above, 75 other national parks covering an area of 16,608 km 2 (6,412 sq mi) are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report. The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation ...
Gujarat has four national parks and 21 sanctuaries. It is the only home of Asiatic lions and, outside Africa, is the only present natural habitat of lions. [119] Gir Forest National Park in the southwest part of the state covers part of the lions' habitat. Apart from lions, Indian leopards are also found in the state. They are spread across the ...