Sprawling in an area of 1424 sq. kms., Gir with its dry deciduous forest is a luxuriantly rich ecosystem-endowed with floral and faunal plentitude. Thirty species of mammals, twenty species of reptiles, several species of insects and birds are found here.
Gir Sanctuary is the last and only home of the critically endangered Asiatic Lion. The major attraction among the reptile population of Gir National Park are the numerous non-venomous Snakes such as the Indian Rock Python along with the four venomous varieties, which are Indian Cobra, Common Krait, Saw Scaled Viper, Russell's Viper.
Others main wild attractions are Nilgai, Chinkara, Sambhar, Black Bucks, the four horned Antelope, Wild Boar, Indian Flying Foe, Grey Musk Shrew, Indian Hare, Pale Hedgehog, Small Indian Mangoose, Small Indian Civet, Indian Pangolin, Indian Porcupine, Ratel, Indian Fox, and Jackal.

Blackbuck National Park Velavadar, located seventy-two km away from Bhavnagar and spread over an area of 3,408 ha, in the Bhal region of Saurashtra is a unique grassland ecosystem that has attracted fame for the successful conservation of the blackbuck, the wold and the lesser florican.
This exclusively Indian animal is perhaps the most graceful and beautiful of its kind. It has ringed horns that have a spiral twist of three to fours turns and are up to 70 cm long. The body's upper parts are black and the under parts and a ring around the eyes are white. The light brown female is usually hornless.

Vansda National Park, located in the Navsari District, is a small but unique Protected Area. Nestled in the Western Ghats or Sahyadris it has a unique flora and fauna.
There are 115 species of birds including those found only in the Western Ghats like the Great Black Woodpecker, Malabar Trogon, Shama and Emerald Dove. Other noteworthy avian wonders include the Grey Hornbill, Racket-Tailed Drongo, Paradise Flycatcher, Leaf birds, Thrushes and Sunbirds.
It also has a good diversity of mammals such as the Leopard, Hyena, Jungle Cat, Civets, Mongooses, Macaques, Barking Deer, Four-horned antelopes and the only herd of Spotted Deer in this part of the State.

A unique Marine eco-system is found in the Gulf of Kutch, (Jamnagar District), an area of 162.89 Sq. Km is declared as a Marine National Park and an area of 457.92 Sq. Km has been declared as a Marine Sanctuary.
The area has excellent coral reefs, second to none in the country, though slightly over exploited it supports 37 species of hard & soft corals, 70 species of sponges, 150-200 species of fishes, 27 species of prawns.
The Major Flora are Mangroves, Saag , Sesam , Kheru, Limda etc. and the major Fauna are Coral lichen ,Coral sponge, Green sponge, Puffer Fish, turtles , dolphins etc.

The Sanctuary was established in 1973 covering entire little rann and waste lands of bordering five districts with an area of 4953 Sq. KM.
Locally known as 'Ghud Khar' was once common in the North-western India. West Pakistan and South Iran. They are now found only in the Rann of Kachchh.
Sanctuary inhabits mammals like Nilgai, Chinkara Wild Boar, Black buck, Hare, Wolf, Jackal, Fox, Jungle Cat, Desert cat and Hyaena. Spiny tailed lizards are abundant.

The lake - Nalsarovar - and the wetlands around it were declared a bird sanctuary in 1969. Spread over 120 sq.kms, the lake and the extensive reed beds and marshes are an ideal habitat for aquatic plants and animals.
Besides birds, there are several animals found in the region: Mammals such as nilgai (blue bull), blackbuck, wild ass, jackal, common fox, black-naped hare, porcupine and hedgehog. Reptiles such as monitor lizard, cobra, rat snake, wolf snake, sand boa, checkered keelback and saw-scaled viper are seen here.
Fish species such as catla, rohu, mrigal are found in the lake waters. Insects that commonly occur here are the aquatic insects and dragonfly nymphs. Commonly occurring aquatic insects are the pond strider and water boatman.

The Sanctuary, not far from Ahmedabad City has a small area of 6.99 sq. km. Apart from its proximity to Ahmedabad city and situation in a country-side environment, the beauty of this waterfowl abode is its compactness. The proverb 'small is beautiful' holds true for the Thol wetland.
High species diversity of water birds like Trumpeting cranes (Eurasian, Demoiselle and Sarus), honking geese (Grey lag and Bar-headed), gorgeous flamingos (Greater and Lesser), bulky pelicans (Rosy and Dalmatian), meditating herons and egrets (Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Large Egret, Smaller Egret, Little Egret) milky spoonbills, dabbling ducks (Shoveller, Pintail, Common Teal, Brahminy Duck, Nukta, Whistling Teal, Wigeon, Spotbill Duck etc.), diving grebes/cormorants/coots, swarming ruffs, twittering stints, piping and fluting shanks/sandpipers/ plovers, mud-probing Godwits and ibis (Glossy and White). can fascinate the tourists.

Purna Sanctuary is a part of dense moist deciduous forests in Western Ghat of Gujarat. Purna is a Sanctuary, where luxuriant dense forests with thick bamboo brakes enchant visitors.
It supports gamut of flora and fauna of very high evolutionary value.
Tiger, leopard, rusty spotted cat, fourhorned antelope, giant squirrel and python are the threatened species found in the Sanctuary. Sambar, barking deer, chital, civet cat, wild boar, rhesus macaque, hanuman langur, common grey hornbill, hyena, jungle cat are the other species found in the Sanctuary.

Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary is a unique area because the uncommon ecosystem in the arid zone supports 15 threatened species of wildlife.
Some of the species of semi-desert habitat, which are recorded in this region, are not common in other areas in the country.
Caracal, desert cat, desert fox, wolf, ratel, chinkara, Indian pangolin, leopard, great Indian bustard, lesser florican, and houbara bustard are threatened and found here. Other species found here are-wild boar, bluebull, jungle cat, civet cat, porcupine, fox, common hare, desert hare, hedge hog, hyena, jackal, mongoose, species of bats, and over a dozen species of rodents along with several species of birds, reptiles and insects, preferring grassland and desert thorn forests.