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Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary

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Wildlife sanctuary in Odisha, India

Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is part of Sambalpur Elephant Reserve and the Khalasuni-Satkosia corridor is one of the important elephant corridor in the state. The Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary is situated next to it.

Fauna

The sanctuary hosts elephants, civets, leopards, wolves, peafowl, junglefowl, hornbill etc. Along with the Similipal and Satkosia tiger reserves and Hirakud, Kotagarh sanctuaries, the Khalasuni wildlife sanctuary hosts a larger cheetah population in the state.

References

  1. "Protected Areas". odishaforest.in. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. "Elephant carcass found in Sambalpur". KalingaTV. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  3. ^ "Odisha's lesser-known wildlife sanctuaries call out to tired souls seeking adventure | Sambad English". 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. Service, Express News (2024-03-08). "Odisha to count leopards too as spots show sharp decline". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
Protected areas of Odisha
Biosphere reserves
National parks
Wildlife sanctuaries
Bird sanctuaries
Zoos
Protected areas of India


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