Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary

Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationSouth Tripura district, Tripura
Nearest cityUdaipur
Coordinates23°39′52″N 91°18′42″E / 23.66444°N 91.31167°E / 23.66444; 91.31167
Area389.54 km2 (150.40 sq mi)
Established1988

Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in southern Tripura, India.[1]

Description

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The sanctuary covers and area of 389.54 km2 (150.40 sq mi) and was declared a protected area in 1988.[2]

Flora and fauna

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The vegetation consists of deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Major wildlife include the spectacled langur, capped langur, pig-tailed macaque, slow loris, barking deer, clouded leopard, wild boar, hoolock gibbon, leopard cat, crab-eating mongoose, porcupine and Indian python.[3] Dumbur Lake within the sanctuary attracted nearly 17 migratory bird species and 126 native bird species earlier, with the bird visits declining significantly in the late 2010s.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Protected area network in India" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Tripura". Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India (PDF). Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (Report). November 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary at crossroads". Tripura Chronicle. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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