In 1991 a few individuals consisting mostly of the former SNM insurgent group from one of the tribes in Somaliland the Isaq and a few individuals from the others declared independence from Somalia and claimed that Somaliland is a new country.

The lion population has steadily increased in Gir Forest National Park, more than doubling from a low of 180 individuals in 1974 to a level of 411 individuals consisting of 97 adult males, 162 adult females, 75 sub-adults, and 77 cubs as of April 2010.

In the Bentar cave niche that was once the residence of Homo sapiens found eight individuals consisting of: 5 adults, 2 children and 1 infant was also found stone tools such as stone milled, square pickaxe, and arrowheads.