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Location:
Madhya Pradesh.
Coverage Area: 551.55 sq.km.
Main Attractions: Leopard, Gaur, Chital, Wild Bear, Tiger Panthera.
Achanakmar
Wildlife Sanctuary was
established in 1975 Under Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 and
biogeographical province 4.8.4 (Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest). Moreover
the area of the sanctuary is 551.55 sq.km. Mainly hilly country.
Altitude ranges from 200-1000m.Mainly tropical sal forest with other
species at higher altitudes are the vegetation of this region.
Fauna :
Leopard,
Gaur, Chital, Wild Bear, Tiger Panthera tigris, leopard, striped
Hyaena, jackal Canis aureus, sloth bear Melursus ursinus, Indian wild
dog Cuon alpinus, chital Axis axis, sambar Cervus unicolor, nilgai
Boselaphus tragocamelus, four-horned antelope Tetracerus quadricornis,
chinkara (mountain gazelle) Gazella gazella, blackbuck Antilope
cervicapra, munyjac Muntiacus muntjak, wild boar Sus scrofa and others
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