The range of the Asiatic Lion once extended throughout Asia-Minor and into Eastern Europe but loss of habitat and persecution from man relentlessly reduced their numbers until today, the only remaining population is in the Gir Forest, a patch of remnant forest in the Saurashtra Peninsula of Gujarat. Thanks to the protection afforded to animals by the former Nawabs of Junagadh the lions managed to survive here through decades of slaughter elsewhere in the country and granting of National Park status in 1975 further ensured their continued preservation. An estimated 327 Lions roam the 141,000 hectares of the sanctuary and maintain an uneasy relationship with a significant population of Maldhari tribesmen settled within the reserve boundaries along with their 20,000 head of cattle.
We visit Gir National Park on our tour "Big Five Of India".
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