Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Gujarat builds enclosure at Ambardi Safari Park for attacking lions
Lions are big wild cats that live in forests in a part of India called Gujarat.
Sometimes, lions come too close to villages and towns, and a few have hurt people.
To keep everyone safe, the government is building a big new home for these lions.
This special home will be inside a park called Ambardi Safari Park.
It will be very large, about 100 hectares, which is like many football fields put together.
The lions will still live in a natural forest area so they can be comfortable.
The park is already home to Asiatic lions, leopards, and other animals like deer and peacocks.
Work is starting right before World Lion Day on August 10, a day to celebrate and protect lions.
This way, the lions are kept away from people, and people are kept safe from the lions.
The Gujarat Forest Department has begun work on a 100-hectare enclosure at Ambardi Safari Park in Amreli district.
The enclosure will house lions involved in human attacks, relocated from areas where they pose a risk to people.
It will be created within a reserved forest area of the Gir Protected Area near Dhari.
The decision comes ahead of World Lion Day, observed on August 10.
Ambardi Safari Park, established in 2017, spans around 365 hectares and is home to Asiatic lions, leopards, chital, nilgai, chinkara and peafowl.
- Who
- The Gujarat Forest Department, headed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Dr Jaipal Singh, under state government leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
- What
- Creating a 100-hectare special enclosure at Ambardi Safari Park to house lions involved in human attacks.
- When
- Work has been initiated, ahead of World Lion Day on August 10.
- Where
- Ambardi Safari Park near Dhari, within a reserved forest area of the Gir Protected Area in Amreli district, Gujarat.
- Why
- To manage human-wildlife conflict while keeping the lions in a natural habitat.
- Enclosure size
- 100 hectares
- Location
- Ambardi Safari Park, near Dhari, Amreli district, Gujarat
- Park area
- Around 365 hectares
- Park established
- 2017
- Purpose
- Housing lions involved in human attacks
- World Lion Day
- August 10
- Forest head
- Dr Jaipal Singh, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force
- Chief Minister
- Bhupendra Patel