The much awaited Asiatic Lion census, covering one of the biggest ever area in its census will cover over 1500 villages around the sanctuary.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/1500-villages-under-scanner-lion-census-beginning-may-2
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/himanshu-kaushik
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-ahmedabad
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lion
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/census-habitat-monitoring
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amreli-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhavnagar-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gir-sa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife