Their situation has improved, and Gir's lion population has grown from 359 in 2005 to 411 in 2010.
WSJ: Jeeping Up on India's Wild Lions
There are thought to be around 400 Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forests.
BBC: Gujarat's Asiatic lions must be shared - Indian court
The royal ruler the Nawab of Junagadh, the princely state near Gir Forest, invited Lord Curzon, the viceroy of India, to hunt lions with him.
After admiring the lion pride, we crisscross the park's dirt roads, passing birds (there are 300 bird species in Gir), langur monkeys with whip-like tails and docile chital (Bambi-esque spotted deer).
General neglect within Gir resulted in many careless deaths.
Other wildlife has also flourished in Gir.
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