Menurut sensus pemerintah, jumlah singa di Gir, tempat mereka dilindungi dan dikembang-biakkan dalam kondisi alamiah, telah naik jadi 359 pada 2005 dari 327 pada 2001.
According to a government census, the number of lions in Gir, where they are protected and bred in natural conditions, had risen to 359 in 2005 from 327 in 2001.