![]() Wildlife Sanctuaries of Bihar ![]() Wildlife Sanctuaries of West Bengal West Bengal houses a plethora of wildlife sanctuaries. Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary is a popular sanctuary of the state, situated near Shantiniketan. Established in 1977, the sanctuary hosts a number of black bugs, spotted deer, foxes, jackals and a variety of birds. Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary in South 24 Pargana district is a home to a variety of estuarine crocodile, rhesus macaque, jungle cat, olive ridley sea turtle and spotted deer. Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Bardhaman district. It is known for a variety of spotted deer, common langur, black buck, etc. Other important wildlife sanctuaries of West Bengal include Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary, Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary, Haliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary, Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary and Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary. Wildlife Sanctuaries of Jharkhand Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Gumla district. Established in 1990, the sanctuary is a rich storehouse of diverse flora and fauna. ![]() Wildlife Sanctuaries of Odisha Hadagarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Keonjhar district. Diverse species of fauna inhabit in the sanctuary, amidst the mixed variety of deciduous forests. Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Kalahandi district. The sanctuary serves as a home to species like tiger, barking deer, mouse deer, leopard, sambar and nilgai. Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary is located at a distance of about 22 km from Sambalpur. It was established in 1962 and houses flora like dry deciduous forest, sandalwood and neem and fauna like tigers and elephants. Other significant wildlife sanctuaries of Odisha include Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary, Chilka Wildlife Sanctuary, Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary, Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary, Kotagarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary. |
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Wildlife Sanctuaries of Eastern India