Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary
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Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary is located in South-Eastern
River Zuari, which originates in the sanctuary. Forests mostly consist of moist deciduous vegetation interspersed with evergreen and semi-evergreen habitat; there are also two all-season waterfalls in the sanctuary.[1][2]
Location
Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Verlem, in the Sanguem Taluka region of South-Eastern Goa, around 65km from Goa Airport. It is adjacent to
Flora and fauna
The sanctuary sustains a good mammal population due to its rich habitat and plenty of
Turdoides subrufa) have been sighted many times in the sanctuary. The sanctuary is a host for many rare butterfly species including the Malabar banded swallowtail (Papilio liomedon), Malabar banded peacock (Papilio buddha), Malabar tree nymph (Idea malabarica), southern birdwing (Troides minos), blue nawab (Polyura schreiber), black rajah (Charaxes solon) and redspot duke (Dophla evelina).[6]
References
- ^ a b "Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary - 2020 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b Deshpande, Abhijeet. "Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary". Times of India Travel. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Indian Tourism - Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary". www.indianmirror.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary". WildTrails Recent Sightings | The One-Stop Destination for all your Wildlife Travels. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive | HBW Alive". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Goa Forest Department, Goa State, India.