{"id":28316,"date":"2026-05-02T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T06:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=28316"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:57:07","slug":"girnar-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/girnar-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ten years after it was notified as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), a committee of monks recently demanded scrapping of this conservation status for the Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary that houses 54 lions so that all religious activities can be organized freely.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the <\/span><b>Junagadh district<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It spans the rugged terrain of the <\/span><b>Girnar hills,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are a <\/span><b>part of the Saurashtra region.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Girnar has a rich cultural and religious significance with<\/span><b> Hindu and Jain temples<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situated on the hills.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Predominantly <\/span><b>dry deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with species like <\/span><b>teak, dhak, acacia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and other <\/span><b>drought-resistant plants.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary supports a<\/span><b> mix of dense forest, open scrub, and grasslands.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is filled with abundant wildlife, including <\/span><b>Asiatic lions, spotted deer, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sambar, <\/span><b>Chousinghas, Chinkaras,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leopards, Indian golden jackals, and around <\/span><b>300 species of birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which include both resident and migratory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves as an<\/span><b> extension of the Gir National Park\u2019s lion population.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/rajkot\/monks-seek-scrapping-esz-status-for-girnar-sanctuary\/articleshow\/130682846.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Junagadh district of Gujarat. 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