Lions and Tigers in India

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(04-22-2014, 11:24 PM)Pckts Wrote: WOW, Ranthambhore and Kuno are practically neighbors. There will definitely be interaction between them if they are moved there.
What is the closest tiger territory to Gir?
Do any tigers live in Gujarat?

To answer both of your questions, first let us map out territories of the tiger in India, using the work of expert Karanth (https://web.archive.org/web/201203101741...ENTID=8073), which was modified to have a yellowish circle to indicate where the lions are: 

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Asiatic lions are nowadays found in and around Gir Forest in Kathiawar Peninsula, or the region of Saurashtra in the state of Gujarat. The nearest potential territory of the Bengal tiger to Kathiawar Peninsula is across a body of water known as the Gulf of Khambhat (formerly the Gulf of Cambay), and it's in the region where South Gujarat (more accurately, the southeastern part of Gujarat) meets the states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, both of which have tigers. In South Gujarat are located Purna Wildlife Sanctuary and Vansda National Park, both of which are considered as being in what is known as the forest of the Dangs, which borders Maharashtra, and where tigers were officially sighted before 2000 (https://orientalbirdclub.org/wp-content/...-Purna.pdf), but 'officially' doesn't mean that that's what everyone believes. Indeed, people, especially 2 forest guards, claimed to have seen the tiger in the Dangs (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...380980.cms + https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...332055.cms). 

Map of Gujarat by India Mart (https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/guj...16730.html), with the district of the Dangs being in the southeast: 

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Image of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary in the Dangs' forest of South Gujarat by Sidarchie Palace (http://sidarchiepalace.in/saputara/sight...ujarat-16/): 

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