The Sakkarbaug is a specialist Zoo as, perhaps, it is the only Zoo in the world set up expressly to interact closely and serve the interest of the Gir Protection Area. It is also a specialist in terms of captive breeding of the threatened species including the Asiatic Lion [Panthera leo persica], the Chinkara [Gazella gazella bennetii], the Four horned Antelope [Tetraceros quadricornis], and the Indian Wolf [Canis lupus pallipes] and The Indian Wild Ass [Equus hameonous khur]. Recently the Sakkarbaug Zoo has made a distinction in terms of successfully breeding the threatened Thamin or the Manipuri Deer [Cervus eldi].