Sasangir National Park

Things to see in India: Sasangir National Park

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Sansangir (widely known simply as Gir) is a large park in the Gujarat Peninsula of north-west India. The park's main aim is to preserve the last healthy population of the critically endangered Asiatic lion. The area is characterised by an arid rugged terrain with low hills and mixed vegetation, with beautiful stands of teak, acacia and dhak trees interspersed with grassy plains. As well as approximately 300 lions, other smaller members of the cat family are well represented, namely the jungle cat, desert cat and the rusty spotted cat, and there is also a healthy population of leopard.

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