Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

Coordinates: 24°33′54″N 73°54′22″E / 24.565°N 73.906°E / 24.565; 73.906
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Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Rajsamand District, Rajasthan, India
Nearest cityUdaipur
Coordinates24°33′54″N 73°54′22″E / 24.565°N 73.906°E / 24.565; 73.906
Area610.528 km2 (235.726 sq mi)[1][2]
Established1971
A view of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary as seen from the fort

Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the

Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.[4]

Geography

Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary takes name after the impressive historic fort of Kumbhalgarh. The wildlife sanctuary consists of a 224.890 km2 (87 sq mi) core area and a 385.638 km2 (149 sq mi) buffer area.

piedmont and plain. The areas of plain have mostly been co-opted for crops.[2]

Fauna

Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary harbours the

chausingha, chinkara and Indian hare. The leopard is the apex predator in the sanctuary.[2] The birds at Kumbhalgarh includes the grey junglefowl.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-81-8171-350-6
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  3. ISBN 978-81-7387-128-3
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  4. ^ "Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. ^ Hatui, Kalyanbrata (2016). "Meso- and micro-scopic structures and Metamorphism from South Delhi Fold Belt, Rajasthan, India: An analysis". Seminar Abstract Volume: Developments in Geosciences in the Past Decade - Emerging Trends for the Future & Impact on Society & Annual General Meeting of the Geological Society of India, 2016. Department of Geology & Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. pp. 227–229.
  6. ^ "Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018.

External links

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