Bori Wildlife Sanctuary
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| Bori Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Hoshangabad District, Madhya Pradesh, India |
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| Area | 646 km2 (249 mi2)[1] |
| Established | 1977 |
The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The sanctuary covers an area of 646 km2 (249 mi2).[1]
It is located in the northern foothills of the Satpura Range. It is bounded by the Satpura National Park to the north and east, and by the Tawa River to the west. The sanctuary, together with Satpura National Park and the Pachmarhi Sanctuary, forms the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Bori Wildlife Sanctuary includes India's oldest forest preserve, the Bori Reserve Forest, established in 1865 along the Tawa River.
Flora and fauna
[edit | edit source]Flora
[edit | edit source]The sanctuary is mostly covered in mixed deciduous and bamboo forests, part of the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion. It is an important transition zone between the forests of western and eastern India. Dominant trees include teak (Tectona grandis), dhaora (Anogeissus latifolia), and tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon), among others.
Fauna
[edit | edit source]Large mammal species include tiger, leopard, wild boar, muntjac deer, gaur (Bos gaurus), chital deer (Axis axis), sambar (Cervus unicolor), and rhesus macaques. Small mammals include the flying squirrel, treeshrew, common mongoose, small Indian civet and Indian porcupine.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Bori Wildlife Sanctuary mptourism.com