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Geoffroy: a new record for Gir
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in the Gir National Park and Sanctuary, Gujarat, India"
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Jhala, Y. V.; Qureshi, Q.; Sinha, P. R., eds. (2011).
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Male Asiatic lion in Gir Forest National Park, Gujarat
288:The Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests include the
241:(also Kathiarbar-Gir or Kathiawar-Gir) is a mostly
1179:Bears: status survey and conservation action plan
839:A female lesser florican in flight from Rajasthan
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1752:Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
90:tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
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1307:Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
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118:Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
1387:Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
284:The Aravalli Range is part of this ecoregion
1352:South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
1337:North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
326:North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
108:North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
1417:South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
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987:World Database on Protected Areas (2019).
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1292:Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests
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1407:Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests
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1030:"Khathiar-Gir Dry Deciduous Forests"
314:Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests
103:Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests
1362:Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests
1327:Mizoram–Manipur–Kachin rain forests
699:) in Ratan Mahal Wildlife Sanctuary
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1573:Himalayan Alpine shrub and Meadows
1435:Himalayan subtropical pine forests
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1534:Terai–Duar savanna and grasslands
1397:East Deccan dry evergreen forests
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1138:Singh, H. S.; Gibson, L. (2011).
862:Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary
300:in the west. In the west is the
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906:Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
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764:Golden jackal in the area of
292:, the high point of which is
1332:Nicobar Islands rain forests
1287:Andaman Islands rain forests
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921:Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
896:Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary
886:Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary
821:White-naped tit foraging on
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312:. To the southeast lies the
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1737:Geography of Madhya Pradesh
1486:Himalayan Subalpine conifer
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845:Threats to biodiversity
649:Felis silvestris ornata
615:Tetracerus quadricornis
1747:Indomalayan ecoregions
1742:Geography of Rajasthan
1712:Environment of Gujarat
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544:great Indian bustard
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400:Desmodium oojeinense
367:, especially on the
331:The ecoregion has a
1707:Ecoregions of India
1683:Ecoregions of India
1463:Himalayan Broadleaf
1258:Ecoregions of India
1127:on 20 January 2012.
968:Ecoregions of India
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425:Phyllanthus emblica
223:critical/endangered
219:Conservation status
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