Important birds : Rare and endangered spotted eagle and crested hawk eagle alongwith other numerous bird species.

Sambar, chital and chinkara were present in the Sanctuary in recent past and therefore they can be re-introduced, as the habitat is quite suitable for these wild ungulates. This would create a good prey-base for a big carnivore like leopard. The soil and moisture conservation works can improve the water regime in the area and will have positive effect on the vegetation and the habitat and therefore more such works should be prescribed. Barda should also be considered for introduction of the Asiatic lion as it is considered as second home of this big carnivore. It is necessary to prepare a comprehensive management plan for Barda Sanctuary. To develop Barda as second home for Asiatic lion the State Government implemented 'Gir-Barda Project' from 1979.

The forest sub-types found in the Sanctuary are: Type: 5A-Southern tropical forests (5A/C3-Southern dry mixed deciduous forests; 5D/S3-Euphorbia scrub; 5/DS1 -Dry deciduous scrub; 5/E3-A. nilotica; 5/E9-Dry bamboo brakes in small areas; 5/E1-Anogeissu scrub) and Type 6B-Northern tropical thorn forest (6B/DS1-Zizyphus scrub; 6/E2-Acacia Senegal).

Having canopy density ranging between 0.1 and 0.4, with dense forest in scattered patches near Kileshwar (Jambarda), the area is largely degraded. As per the remote sensing study carried out by the GEER Foundation, 16.3% of the area was under dense forest, 29.9% under open forest and the rest was under degraded forest. Although the forest cover has increased from 24.6% in 1986 to 46.2% in 1997, a large area is still under degraded category.

Among all areas studied by individuals and institutions in Gujarat State, floral diversity of Barda is the highest. This is the only ecological unit in the State, where more than 650 flowering plants have been recorded. Previously, Thaker (1910) recorded 684 flowering plants in Barda. Recent study (1996-98) conducted by P. S. Nagar has documented over 700 species of flowering plants in Barda hills. He also mentioned that 15.5% plant species are rare in the area. High species diversity was recorded in Venu, Babri and the surrounding area of the Barda.