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Among the numerous wildlife sanctuaries spread allover the state of Gujarat, the Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat deserves special mention. It is one of the most popular wildlife sanctuaries in entire India. Thousands of the visitors from various places come to Gujarat just to visit this sanctuary. The Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat is special because you can find the rare Asiatic Lions of Asia only in the Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and nowhere else in the country. So while traveling in Gujarat, make sure to visit this Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary and enjoy the company of the different types of wild creatures.

The Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat was built in the year of 1965 on 18th September. Initially the sanctuary was a Forest Reserve and the main attraction of the Reserve was the Asiatic lions. The sanctuary covers almost 1,412 square kilometers of area. In the beginning the Asiatic Lions were not kept in this sanctuary. However, since 1884, the sanctuary became home to these interesting species of lions. The hilly surrounding of the Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat houses various types of trees such as teak, jamun, acacia, tendu, dhak and many more trees.

There are many kinds of animals besides these lions. You will get to see chinkara, wild boar, jackal, hyena, langur, hare, black buck, porcupine ad many more species of animals. Adding to these, a huge variety of rare birds are also seen in the Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat. Some of the major species of birds are peafowl, different species of pigeons, crested serpent eagle, Bonelli's eagle, gray partridge, painted sandgrouse, doves and so on.

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