<P> Among the smaller mammals , porcupine and hare are common , but the pangolin is rare . The reptiles are represented by the mugger crocodile , tortoise and monitor lizard which inhabit the sanctuary 's bodies of water . Snakes are found in the bush and forest . Pythons are sighted at times along the stream banks . Gir has been used by the Gujarat State Forest Department which formed the Indian Crocodile Conservation Project in 1977 and released close to 1000 marsh crocodiles into Lake Kamaleshwar and other small bodies of water in and around Gir . </P>
<P> Among the smaller mammals , porcupine and hare are common , but the pangolin is rare . The reptiles are represented by the mugger crocodile , tortoise and monitor lizard which inhabit the sanctuary 's bodies of water . Snakes are found in the bush and forest . Pythons are sighted at times along the stream banks . Gir has been used by the Gujarat State Forest Department which formed the Indian Crocodile Conservation Project in 1977 and released close to 1000 marsh crocodiles into Lake Kamaleshwar and other small bodies of water in and around Gir . </P>
in which indian state would you find gir forest
in which indian state would you find gir forest
Gujarat State
Gujarat State