Forest officials said the lions came from the Dangarwadi area, crossing on the island at night, possibly to hunt stray cattle, wild boar and nilgai. "Gir forest is to the north of Diu and it is ...

Gir is also home to the mugger or the marsh crocodile. The Crocodile Breeding Farm is located nearby. Gujarat State Forest Department adopted the Indian Crocodile Conservation Project in 1977 and ...

a forest official confirmed on Sunday. The incident occurred late on Saturday night in Kodiya village, located in Gir Gadhada taluka, when the two men were sleeping outside their homes near a farm.