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Maneland Jungle Lodge - Maneland, Jungle, Lodge, The, Gir, National, Park, &, and Sanctuary, Asiatic, Lions, Lion, Forest, Excurtions, Wildlife, Safari, Sasan, dry, deciduous, Chital, Samber, Nilgai, Leopard, Hyaena Chital, Samber, Nilgai, Leopard, nature, conservation, wilderness
Description
As the rays of the setting sun, dip beyond the unending horizon, and darkness spreads its flanks - a reverberating roar rips the stillness of the night. Yes, these are rumblings, which roll down the hills to remind, yes you are in the company of great the Asiatic Lion whose panting can be heard over a Km. of forest.
Declared as sanctuary in 1965, sprawling in an area of 1412 sq. Kms. Gir, with its dry deciduous forest, has a luxuriantly rich ecosystem-endowed with floral and faunal plentitude. Understandably, then, identifying Gir with Lions only, would be unfair to other wild inhabitants of this park. Because, occupying the same territory with equal claim, are 32 species of mammals, 28 species of reptiles, nearly 300 species of birds and innumerable species of insects. Glorifying the maxims of harmonious coexistence, is the motley assemblage of Chital, Samber, Nilgai, Leopard, Hyaena etc. Not to mention, the numerous varieties of birds, whose sprightly hops, melodious twittering-softly add to the sublime symphony which nature has orchestrated here.
Gir - a proud heritage possessed by the present generation, is not merely a heaven of wildlife. It symbolizes history , that has witnessed the vicissitudes of nature, the travails of wildlife development, the gradual recognition given to this nature's bestowal, and consequent emergence of conservation ideology. Despite the onslaught of biotic disturbances and climatic hostilities, Gir - with its virginal identity, stands as a testimony of nature's intrinsic self reviving power.
