08 January 2007 - 27 January 2007
India: Gir
Read a round-up of the Gir Project, Indian villages meet challenges of life with lions.
See a picture essay of the India Project at Gir.
Watch a Star News Asia video on the Gir project
Watch a video on the project:
The Gir National Park and Sanctuary in Gujarat, India, was selected for our second YLP project. The project took into account the existing challenges to the conservation of the Gir forests, the threat to the endangered Asiatic lions, and the potential for improving the livelihood of the villagers through tourism.