Who are we ?

Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, established in 1982, is an autonomous organization under Forest and Environment Department, Gujarat State (India). The Foundation, registered as a “Society”, is committed to ecological education and research.

Brief History

Indroda Nature Park was established as a Natural History Museum in 1977 with an objective of boosting Gujarat’s efforts for better environment protection & conservation.
A “Deer Park” was established by Gujarat Forest Department in the year 1978 with an objective of providing shelter to wild herbivores along with imparting education and creating awareness about wildlife.
Indroda Nature Park is managed by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation since 1982.

INDRODA NATURE PARK

This Park is aimed at bringing about awareness among people who visit it and also among the general masses through them. For enhancing the utility and effectiveness of the Park for the society, multiple features have been added to the Park. They include moat type enclosures (approved by Central Zoo Authority) for Asiatic lion, Royal Bengal tiger and leopard; upgraded dugong display section; enhanced botanical garden; upgraded cactus house and energy and climate change orientation center. The dinosaur park exists here since 2001 and continues to impart education about these giant extinct lizards to the visitors.

ARANYA UDDYAN

It is the eastern part of the nature park complex. It is located on the eastern bank of the river Sabarmati. A nature education camp-site created within Aranya Uddyan in the past continues to remain useful all the year round for organising NEC camps. A unique facility of the open type butterfly park and butterfly interpretation center has been created, which is endowed with several nectar plants that can attract a variety of butterflies and a small building for exhibiting butterfly-related information.

HINGOLGADH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Hingolgadh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajkot district is being managed by GEER Foundation. The Sanctuary is very rich in avifauna and small wildlife. Various activities for raising awareness among people of villages living around the Sanctuary and students of various schools and eco-clubs are being carrying out. The eco-tourism is also a major activity in the Sanctuary.