- Source: Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary
The Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary (Odia: କୁଲଡିହା ବନ୍ୟଜନ୍ତୁ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ) is located at the Balasore district of Odisha, India. The sanctuary is spread across 272.75 km2 (105 sq mi) in the Chota Nagpur Plateau region. It is connected with Simlipal National Park via the Sukhupada and Nato hill ranges.
Description
Kuldiha was officially declared a sanctuary on 4 January 1984. It is located in Kuldiha and is known for the Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve (locally known as Tenda Elephant Reserve) which spreads across Simlipal, Kuldiha, and Hadgarh wildlife reserves.
Aside from being an environmental reserve, the sanctuary offers night-stay accommodation at Kuldiha entrance, Jadachua, and Rishia in the form of huts, tents, and concrete houses. A watch tower at Garsimulia allows for wildlife observation, but is typically closed during the peak monsoon season due to heavy rains and flooding.
In early 2012, a major fire was reported to have engulfed both Simlipal and Kuldiha forests, causing significant damage to their flora and fauna. In the following year, on 2 August 2013 (2013-08-02), the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared the sanctuary an ecologically sensitive zone.
Flora and fauna
The sanctuary is primarily composed of dense forests featuring sishu, sal, piyasal, mango, bahera, jamun, and simul trees. There are also 24 different species of orchid discovered so far. There are also wild cats, elephants, long-tailed monkeys, leopards, gaurs, and giant squirrels. Bird species include peafowl, hill mynas, and hornbills.
Tourism
Odisha's government operates the Kuldiha sanctuary as a community-based PPP model with an ecotourism focus.
See also
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Panchalingeshwar
Wildlife sanctuaries of India
References
External links
Kuldiha Tourism Archived 26 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
About Kuldiha
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary
- List of wildlife sanctuaries of India
- Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
- Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
- Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary
- Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
- Simlipal National Park
- Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary
