4-873: Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the North Tripura district of the Indian state of Tripura . The sanctuary covers and area of 0.858 km (0.331 sq mi) and was declared a protected area in 1988. The vegetation consists of deciduous and semi-evergreen forests . It harbours various species of birds, mammals and reptiles. Major wildlife include the barking deer , wild boar , pig-tailed macaque , crab-eating mongoose , indian porcupine , indian rock python , and birds such as barbets , bulbuls , cuckoos , darters , pigeons , drongos , ducks , oriloes , owls , parakeets , partridges , sunbirds , woodpeckers , weaverbirds , treepies and jungle mynas . This article about protected areas of India
8-565: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a location in the Indian state of Tripura is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of wildlife sanctuaries of India A Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of importance for flora , fauna , or features of geological or other interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide opportunities for study or research . The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for
12-633: The Project Elephant , which may overlap with the wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves. Established in 1936, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu was the first bird sanctuary and the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary was established later in 1940. Spanning 7,506.22 km (2,898.17 sq mi), Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat is the largest wildlife sanctuary in
16-594: The establishment of Protected Areas in India. Wildlife sanctuaries of India, are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas . As of January 2023, 567 wildlife sanctuaries have been established, covering 122,564.86 km (47,322.56 sq mi). Among these, Project Tiger governs 53 tiger reserves, which are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger . Additionally, there are 33 Elephant Reserves covering 80,778 km (31,189 sq mi) under
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