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<div>{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}<br />
{{one source|date=June 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox protected area<br />
| name = Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
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| photo = Screenshot 20210318-100523 Instagram.jpg<br />
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| photo_caption = A group of endangered spectacled [[Dusky leaf monkey|leaf monkeys]] at Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
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| location = [[Bishalgarh]], [[Tripura]]<br />
| nearest_city = 5 km from [[Bishalgarh]]<br />
25 km from [[Agartala]]<br />
30 km from [[Melaghar]]<br />
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| area = 18.05 square km<br />
| established = 1972<br />
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'''Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] in [[Tripura]], [[India]], of some {{Convert|18.53|km2}}, about {{Convert|25|km}} from the city centre, located in [[Bishalgarh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sepahijala.nic.in/tourist-place/sepahijala-wildlife-santuary/ |title=Sepahijala WildLife Santuary |access-date= 23 June 2021}}</ref> It is a woodland with an artificial [[lake]] and natural [[Botanical garden|botanical]] and [[zoological garden]]s. It also has [[clouded leopard]] enclosures.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The sanctuary was declared a Protected Area in 1987.<br />
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== Wildlife ==<br />
Initiated in 1972 the sanctuary has five sections: carnivores, primates, ungulates, reptiles and aviary. The aviary has 150 species of birds and in the primates section there are four species of primate, the [[rhesus macaque]], [[pig-tailed macaque]], [[capped langur]] and [[dusky langur]]. The sanctuary has been developed both as a wildlife sanctuary and as an academic and research centre. The terrain is green throughout the year and the weather is temperate except for the two humid summer months of March and April. There are several lakes.<br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
There is an accommodation at the forest in a [[dak bungalow]], called Abasarika, near the botanical garden, zoo and boating lake.<br />
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The zoo is 3-4&nbsp;km inside the sanctuary.<br />
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== Location ==<br />
The sanctuary is near [[Agartala]] and is spread over an area of a little more than 13 square km.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Zoos of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Tripura]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1972]]<br />
[[Category:1972 establishments in Tripura]]<br />
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