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Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary

Coordinates: 22°33′N 81°44′E / 22.55°N 81.73°E / 22.55; 81.73
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Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Entry gate of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Location
Coordinates22°33′N 81°44′E / 22.55°N 81.73°E / 22.55; 81.73
Area557.55 km2 (215.27 sq mi)
DesignationTiger Reserve
Established
  • 1975 (Wildlife Sanctuary)
  • 2009 (Tiger Reserve)

Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh and in the Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was established in 1975, under the provisions of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger, in 2009.[1][2] It is a part of the Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve.[3]

Geography and history

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View of Achanakmar

Linked by the hilly Kanha-Achanakmar Corridor to the tiger reserve in Kanha, Madhya Pradesh, the sanctuary comprises 557.55 km2 (215.27 sq mi) of forest.[4] The park is part of Mungeli And Bilaspur Forest Division in northwest Chhattisgarh, around 50 km (31 mi) north of Mungeli. The sanctuary is close to Amarkantak, the source of the Son River and Narmada River.[5]

Flora

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Amarkantak Forest

Forest vegetation mainly comprises Sal, Saja, Bija, and Bamboo.[6]

Fauna

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Spotted deer herd
A gaur bull
Leopard in Achanakmar
Two of the sanctuary's C.35 Bengal tigers.


The sanctuary is home to the Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, gaur, chital, striped hyena, Indian jackal, sloth bear, Ussuri dhole, sambar, nilgai, four-horned antelope, chinkara, blackbuck, Indian muntjac and wild boar, four variety of monkeys among other species.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nitinmahajan (15 May 2007). "3 C'garh habitats in Project Tiger". Indian Express. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Three more tiger habitats under Project Tiger". 4 May 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ Tiple, Ashish (October 2010). Joshi, K.C.; Negi, M.S.; Tiple, Ashish (eds.). "Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve". Biosphere Reserve Information Series (BRIS). 2. Jabalpur: Tropical Forest Research Institute. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ Kanha-Achanakmar, WWF India Archived September 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Forest Interlude: Eco-Tourism".The Hindu, July 30, 2006
  6. ^ Achanakmar tiger reserve, Achanakmar. "Achanakmar Tiger Reserve". tigersofachanakmar.org. ATCF. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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