Gir forest

Gir is the only home to Asiatic animals in the continent and as per the 2015 census, the lion population there was 523. Within three weeks, 23 big cats were reported dead and became a matter of rightful concern.

While flight would be the natural reaction of most people, one 7-year-old boy became a local hero after rescuing his friend from a vicious leopard attack in the village of Arathiya in the Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat.

The king of the jungle seems to have found a friend in the villagers living around Gir forest. The lion population has shown a healthy development and increased considerably. For this, the forest officers give credit to the villagers who treat the lions as their own.s who treat the lions as their own.