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'''Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a wildlife reserve established in 2018 in [[Nagbhir]] in the [[Chandrapur]] district of the [[Vidarbha]] region in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/ghodazari-to-be-newest-sanctuary-of-vidarbha/articleshow/62560713.cms|title=Ghodazari to be newest sanctuary of Vidarbha|last=Pinjarkar|first=Vijay|date=19 January 2018|website=The Times of India|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> It includes {{Convert|159|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} of southern tropical dry forest and a lake. The forest is considered a key region on the connecting [[Wildlife corridor|corridor for the tiger migration]] between the [[Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project]] and [[Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary|Umred Karhandala Wildlife Sanctuary]]. It is named after a village of the same name that is almost in the middle of the forest, about 2 km from the dam and the resort. In [[Marathi language|Marathi]], ''ghoda'' means horse and ''zari'' means a place with a water spring.

== Sanctuary ==
[[Tiger|Tigers]] are the main attraction and the reason for the creation of the sanctuary. Census records show there are at least 12 tigers in the region, but because the sanctuary is on the tiger migration pathway, tigers from the Tadoba and Umred Karhandala sanctuaries have been seen and recorded in tiger research in this region.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Athreya|first1=Vidya|last2=Navya|first2=R.|last3=Punjabi|first3=Girish A.|last4=Linnell|first4=John D. C.|last5=Odden|first5=Morten|last6=Khetarpal|first6=S.|last7=Karanth|first7=K. Ullas|title=Movement and Activity Pattern of a Collared Tigress in a Human-Dominated Landscape in Central India|journal=Tropical Conservation Science|volume=7|issue=1|pages=75–86|doi=10.1177/194008291400700111|year=2014|url=http://tropicalconservationscience.mongabay.com/content/v7/TCS-2014-Vol7%281%29_75-86_Athreya.pdf?PDF=2014Vol7%281%29_75-86_Athreya|doi-access=free}}</ref> The sanctuary is also home to other wild mammals such as [[Indian leopard|Indian leopards]], [[sloth bears]], [[gaur]], [[dhole]], [[nilgai]], [[small Indian civet]], [[jungle cats]], [[sambar (deer)|sambar]], [[barking deer]], [[chital]], and [[wild boar]].

Ghodazari lake is an important destination for the native and migratory birds due to its undisturbed water body and abundance of food. Numerous reptiles have been recorded there, including the [[Indian python]], [[common Indian monitor]], [[Indian cobra]] and [[Russell's viper]].

The Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary consists mainly of [[deciduous]] forest which has an extensive distribution of [[teak]], [[Butea monosperma|palas]], [[Terminalia elliptica|ain]], bija, hald, [[Salai (tree)|salai]], [[semal]], [[Tendu leaf|tendu]], [[Terminalia_bellirica|beheda]], [[Terminalia chebula|hirda]], karaya gum, [[Madhuca_longifolia|mahua]] and [[Bamboo]] trees.

== Human–wildlife conflict ==
The Chandrapur area faces issues with [[human–wildlife conflict]] due to the presence of tigers near villages. In 2017, 21 tiger deaths were recorded in Maharashtra, the highest number recorded there in ten years. Some of these deaths may have been related to [[poaching]], and some were due to tigers coming into contact with [[Electric fence|electric fences]] erected by farmers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/21-tiger-deaths-reported-in-2017-it-s-maharashtra-s-highest-toll-in-a-decade/story-gjtUALOSkabFJQjyuTILxH.html|title=21 tiger deaths reported in 2017: It's Maharashtra's highest toll in a decade|last=Chatterjee|first=Badri|date=23 December 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> A study by NGO Wildlife Protection Survey of India, there were 84 tiger deaths in Maharashtra from 2010 to 2017, and 25 of them were due to poaching.

Humans are sometimes the victims of this conflict in this area as well. Between 2006 and 2010, up to 61 people in the Chandrapur district were killed by tigers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/central-team-to-probe-man-animal-conflicts/story-oVk1K4d6wj2q6ZT3MU1iJM.html|title=Central team to probe man-animal conflicts|last=Maitra|first=Pradip Kumar|date=17 April 2010|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=3 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Chandrapur district]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Maharashtra]]

Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary - Revision history

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