Satya Priya Sinha

Ecology of Wildife in Special Reference to Gir Lion (P.leo Persica): Gir Wildlife Sanctuary, Saurashtra, Gujarat India Satya Priya Sinha

Gir Wildlife Sancatuary covers an area of 1412 sq km tract with stunted deciduous teak forest mostly plated in the past and thorny savannah in the district of Junagadh in Gujarata State, India. Before my study three studies were conducted between 1968- 72. My study was concentrated on the people,livestock and anthropogenic pressures, Cases of illigal hunting and wood cutting inside the sanctuary area, habitat study, lions movement, breeding, food and feeding behaviour of lion and impact of lion shows and Devaliya Safari Park build for the lion show.