{"id":24427,"date":"2025-08-11T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T06:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24427"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:59:36","slug":"about-barda-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/about-barda-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Barda Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Barda Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with the Forest and Environment Department, Government of Gujarat celebrated World Lion Day \u2013 2025 at Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Barda Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>state of Gujarat.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are two waterways, the Bileshvary River and the Joghri River, and two dams, Khambala and Fodara.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tribes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ethnic races such as <\/span><b>Maldharis, Bharvads, Rabaris, and Gadhvis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">live in this region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To develop Barda as the second home for the Asiatic lion, the state government implemented <\/span><b>the \u2018Gir-Barda Project\u2019 in 1979.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary is a significant biodiversity hotspot and a key area for the conservation of Asiatic Lions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is characteristically abundant in floral diversity, which consists of a good number of medicinal plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary boasts about 650 plant species, which comprise Rayan, Babul, Ber, Jamun, Amli, Gorad, Bamboo, Dhav, Dhudhlo, etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Leopard, Hyena, Wild boar, wolf, Jackal, blue bull, rare and <\/span><b>endangered spotted eagle,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> crested hawk eagle, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Asiatic Lion<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <\/span><b>Persian Lion or Indian Lion,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belongs to the subspecies Panthera leo persica.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found exclusively in India, specifically in the <\/span><b>Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Gujarat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>CITES: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Wild Life Protection Act 1972: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2154818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>PIB<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barda Wildlife Sanctuary  is located in the state of Gujarat. 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