INDIA - Gujarat - Gir Forest - Asiatic Lions and more..
Gir National Park is the sole home for pure Asiatic lions in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 1965, the sanctuary covers a total area of 1412 square kilometers. Primarily the park was dedicated to conserve the Asiatic Lion which is identified as world most endangered species. Many researchers from the different part of the world come to Gir because it is the only place where lion exist other than Africa. Gir has evolved as a stable ecosystem due to richness if biodiversity with its 606 different plant species, 2000 species of insects and 36 species of mammals and over 300 species of birds.
BEST TIME to VISIT GIR FOREST
BEST TIME to GO to GIR National Park
From March to May
sambar (male) : top of the menu for lions
green birds
leopard are very elusive and shy
Nilgai calf
peacock males are loosing their beautiful tail in summer
young sambar (male)
nilgai (blue bull) : small "cow head" on a huge body
spotted deers
sambar - full growned adult
lunch time for the black ibis
bushy landscape with a pond
bird
Lioness and cub
asiatic lioness
lioness
jackal
mangouste
jackal
spotted deer (male)
spotted deer (female)
black face langur
lioness
driving in the National Park
lioness and cub
and it's just a cub
lioness
lion cubs
black ibis
lion foot print
National park entrance : be aware there is an expensive photo fees : 1200 roupies in 2016 per game which is not the case , so far, in others national parks in india
lioness
small owl
lioness
owl
lizzard
lion cub
lioness
tiny bird
small lizard
spotted deer (female)
bird
2 birds
wild boar
tiny owl
green yellow pidgeon
green bird
green parakeet
bird
black face langur monkey - baby
green and yellow pigeons
2 black face langur monkeys
black face langur monkey
cuckhoo bird
green parakeet
peacock
Nilgai antelope also called blue bull - a "small cow head on a huge body"
kingfisher
black face langur monkey
bird
heron
black face langur monkey - adult
black bird
yellow bird
spotted deer (male)
couple of owls
green parakeet
brown bird
bee eater bird
bird
bird
crocodile
lion cub milking
tiny bird
spotted deers
lionness
lion cub milking
lions : mother and cub
Asiatic lioness and cubs
lioness
lionnesses
lioness
lion cub (around 6 months)
lionness
lion cubs
yellow bird
the elusive leopard - you have between 2 and 2 seconds for the photo - be ready!
parakeet
bird
lake
Tortoise
old impressive banyan
crested eagle
spotted deer (male)
langur monkey
One of the gates of the Park
Monitor lizard in a tree hole
male blue bull or Nilgai - quite shy for such massive animal
Jackal - male
Romance for these 2 snakes ?
Jackal - female
lion cub
mongoose
lioness
spotted deers (females)
Sambar deer (female)
sambar deer (male)
kingfisher
late afternoon - a male lion passing behind the rangers and motorbike in the forest
leopard print