The Gir National Forest is located near the southernmost point of the peninsula
The Gir Forest National Park is located in the Junagadh district of Gujarat, India on 1412 kilometers2 of land. The reserve is on the Kathiawar Penisula about 65 kilometers south-east of Junagadah City. Originally established on September 18th, 1965 this forest has been the sole home of the Asiatic lion since 1884 and was created largely for their conservation.
Gir exhibits great variation in topography, including flat, gently undulating to hilly tracts; and elevation ranges between 152m at Vasadhol to 530m above the sea level at Nandivela hills.
The Girforest area is extremely rugged and hilly.
The first is the Teak forest and nearly half of the protected area has this kind of a habitat.
Today, the sustaining ecosystem of Gir, with its diverse flora and fauna, is a result of the efforts of the Government forest department, wildlife activists and NGOs.
The forest area of Gir and its lions were declared as "protected" in the early 1900's by the then Nawab of the princely state of Junagadh.
The main herbivores of Gir are Chital, Nilgai (or Bluebull), Sambar, Four-horned Antelope, Chinkara and Wild boar.
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