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Gujarat’s forests stretch across very different landscapes, from the dry thorn scrub of Kutch and Saurashtra to the riverine habitats of central Gujarat and…
Gujarat supports a diverse leopard population across dry deciduous forests, thorn scrub, rocky hills, coastal landscapes, and agricultural margins. Although…
Sandalwood has long held cultural, medicinal, and economic importance in India. Its fragrant heartwood and essential oil make it a valuable forest product,…
Dharoi Dam is more than a major water-storage structure on the Sabarmati River. Its reservoir, shoreline, adjoining hills, agricultural margins, and dry forest…
The Great Rann of Kutch is often described as a vast white salt desert, but this seasonal landscape is far more dynamic than its appearance suggests. Across…
Gujarat’s forests, grasslands, mangroves, wetlands, and scrublands form a diverse ecological network across western India. From the dry landscapes of Kachchh…
The Aravalli Range enters northeastern Gujarat as a chain of hills, rocky slopes, seasonal streams, scrublands, and scattered forest patches. These older…
Gujarat’s forests stretch across very different landscapes, from the dry deciduous woodlands of Saurashtra and the Gir region to the saline margins of the…
The Asiatic lion is one of India’s most recognisable wild animals, yet its survival depends on a remarkably specific landscape. In Gujarat, the last wild…
The wetland ecosystem of the Thol Bird Sanctuary is one of Gujarat’s most important bird habitats near Ahmedabad. At its centre lies Thol Lake, a shallow,…