Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
| Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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Interactive map of Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Location | South Tripura district, Tripura |
| Nearest city | Udaipur |
| Coordinates | 23°39′52″N 91°18′42″E / 23.66444°N 91.31167°E |
| Area | 389.54 km2 (150.40 sq mi) |
| Established | 1988 |
Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in southern Tripura, India.[1]
Description
Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary encompasses an area of 389.54 km2 (150.40 sq mi) and was declared a protected area in 1988.
Flora and fauna
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.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary at crossroads". Tripura Chronicle. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
- Tripura Archived 7 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
