Location
: 55-km From Panjim, North Goa.
Coverage Area : 8 Sq.Kms.
Main Attractions : Sambhar And Wild Boar.
Best Time To Visit : November to March.
-- Nearby Excursions : On
to its way, the only mosque Safa Shahouri Masjid
built by Ali Adilshah in 1560 can be seen at Ponda.
Up
in the lush foothills of the Western Ghats, Bondla is good place to see
Sambhar and Wild Boar. It is smallest of the Goan Wildlife Sanctuaries.
Its area is 8-sq-kms but easiest one to reach. Situated 55-km from
Panajim and 38-km from Margoa, the sanctuary includes a Botanical
Garden, fenced Deer Park and Zoo, which is better than most, with
reasonably spacious enclosures.
Fauna :
The
hills to the southeast are populated by Monkeys, Wild Boar, Deer, Gaur,
Langurs, Jackals, Pythons, and Leopards. Bondla is also another
bird-watching haven like its counterparts at Chorao and Cotigao. Rangado
river flows on the east of this forest and Madhel on its north. Bondla
forest nest Bison, Wild Beer, Deer, Leopard, various types of serpent
and birds
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