The rich native and exotic floral diversity of Gangtok and Darjeeling hills.

 

 

Coelogyne corymbosa

 

 

                                                                     Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum

    Cymbidium devonianum

 

      Cymbidium, lowianum

 

                                                                              Dendrobium nobile

                                                                               Epigeneium rotundatum

Masdevallia ignea 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Peach Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia versicolo)     

 

 

                                                             Large-Mouth Poppy (Papaver macrostomum)   

 

 

 

 

 

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)   

 

                                                             Bird of paradise flower (Strelitzia reginae)

 

  

                                                Dog flower Antirrhinum majus   Family  Scrophulariaceae

 

                                             Ice Plant, Livingston Daisy (Dorotheanthus bellidiformis ) 

 

 

 

Jungle Trail of Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary

Gir is one of the largest compact tract of dry deciduous forests and the only abode of the "Asiatic lion" in the word. Over the years, Gir has become a very stable ecosystem with tremendous regenerating, self-supporting and self-sustaining capacity. It supports a rich biodiversity comprising of about 450 recorded Flowering plants species , 32 species of Mammals , 26 species of Reptiles, about 300 species of Birds and more than 2000 species of Insects. It also harbours a variety of endangered and threatened species and provides breeding ground for many migratory and resident birds. and Sanctuary area 1153.42 sq.km spreads over Junagadh and Amreli districts of Saurashtra. The main centre "Sasan" is located in Talala taluka of Junagadh district at about 60 km. from Junagadh .

 

 

 

                                                                    Asiatic Lion Information Center

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Habitat and Distribution: The last surviving population of the Asiatic lions occupies a compact tract of dry deciduous forest and open grassy scrublands in southwestern part of saurashtra region of state of Gujarat. Compared to their counterparts in Eastern African Savanna landscape, Asiatic lions are found in forests and thorny thickets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asiatic Lion Population
Details of Apr-2010 Census
Areawise Distribution
AREA	Male	Female	Cubs	Total
Gir National Park & adjoining	59	121	117	297
Girnar Sanctuary	7	11	6	24
Mityala Sanctuary	2	3	2	7
Paniya Sanctuary	3	6	0	9
Coastal areas (Una, Kodinar, Sutrapada, and Chhara)	9	6	6	21
Savarkundla, Liliya and adjoining areas of Amreli and Bhavnagar	17	15	21	53
T O T A L	97	162	152	411
Districtwise Distribution
District	Male	Female	Cubs	Total
Junagadh	58	111	101	270
Amreli	28	40	40	108
Bhavnagar	11	11	11	33
T O T A L	97	162	152	411
Reference Sources Wildlife Conservation Trust of India