Ken Gharial Sanctuary - Revision history

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-The '''Ken Gharial Sanctuary''' is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] near [[Panna National Park]] and the [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments]] in [[Panna District|Panna]] and [[Chhatarpur District|Chhatarpur]] districts of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in India. The Ken Gharial Sanctuary is part of the Gharial Conservation association where captive bred [[gharial]]s are released to help regenerate the gharial ecosystem. <ref>Panna National Park website  [https://www.panna-national-park.com/ken-gharial-sanctuary.html] Accessed Feb 7, 2019 </ref>
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 == History ==
-Ken Gharial Sanctuary was inaugurated by former Dy. Conservator of Forest Shri Shrawan Kumar Mishra.  The  Gharial Sanctuary gets its name from the 6 meter long fish-eating Gharial, a rare species of crocodile. It has played an  role in the conservation of this species<ref>Shiv Kumar Tiwari, ''National Parks of Madhya Pradesh: State of Bio Diversity and Human Infringement'' p. 117 [https://books.google.com/books?id=C_1BLUk6RYcC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=Ken+Gharial+Sanctuary&source=bl&ots=5ZM_iBh-3c&sig=ACfU3U2DhuWC3StI8PZ6dfZDXheSCX_BPg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH2a_9pqrgAhUCVN8KHRDQB-c4FBDoATAFegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Ken%20Gharial%20Sanctuary&f=false] Accessed Feb 7, 2019 </ref> <ref>R. J. Rao "Conservation of Crocodiles in the Madhya Pradesh, India" in  ''Crocodiles: Proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of Iucn-the World Conservation Union, Convened at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 2 to 7 August 1992. ''Gland, Switzerland: IUCN--The World Conservation Union, 1992. p.39-40 [https://books.google.com/books?id=gYGWwRlFFNkC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=Ken+Gharial+Sanctuary&source=bl&ots=fL-LKyeCPY&sig=ACfU3U17MOknq5l1L_x8BZRexWBRFPcSdA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH2a_9pqrgAhUCVN8KHRDQB-c4FBDoATAGegQIARAB#v=onepage&q=Ken%20Gharial%20Sanctuary&f=false] Accessed Feb 9, 2019</ref>
+Ken Gharial Sanctuary was gazetted in 1981 along a {{cvt|45|km}} long stretch of the [[Ken River]].<ref name=Rao1992/><ref>{{cite book |author=Tiwari, S.K. |year=1998 |title=National Parks of Madhya Pradesh: State of Bio Diversity and Human Infringement |page=117–126 |chapter=Status of wildlife in Madhya Pardesh: Reptiles and birds |publisher=APH Publishing |place=New Delhi |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C_1BLUk6RYcC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&source=bl&ots=5ZM_iBh-3c&sig=ACfU3U2DhuWC3StI8PZ6dfZDXheSCX_BPg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH2a_9pqrgAhUCVN8KHRDQB-c4FBDoATAFegQICRAB#v=onepage&f=false}}</ref>
 == Conservation management ==

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The '''Ken Gharial Sanctuary''' is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] near [[Panna National Park]] and the [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments]] in [[Panna District|Panna]] and [[Chhatarpur District|Chhatarpur]] districts of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in India. The Ken Gharial Sanctuary is part of the Gharial Conservation association where captive bred [[gharial]]s are released to help regenerate the gharial ecosystem. <ref>Panna National Park website [https://www.panna-national-park.com/ken-gharial-sanctuary.html] Accessed Feb 7, 2019 </ref>

== Location ==
It is located at the confluence of the [[Ken River]] and [[Khudar River]] and spread over an area of 45,201 sq. km. It is located northeast of the Khajuraho temples and north of Panna National Park. It is usually visited along with the [[Raneh Falls]] site nearby. It is closed for visitors in [[monsoon season]].

== History ==
Ken Gharial Sanctuary was inaugurated by former Dy. Conservator of Forest Shri Shrawan Kumar Mishra. The Gharial Sanctuary gets its name from the 6 meter long fish-eating Gharial, a rare species of crocodile. It has played an role in the conservation of this species<ref>Shiv Kumar Tiwari, ''National Parks of Madhya Pradesh: State of Bio Diversity and Human Infringement'' p. 117 [https://books.google.com/books?id=C_1BLUk6RYcC&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=Ken+Gharial+Sanctuary&source=bl&ots=5ZM_iBh-3c&sig=ACfU3U2DhuWC3StI8PZ6dfZDXheSCX_BPg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH2a_9pqrgAhUCVN8KHRDQB-c4FBDoATAFegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Ken%20Gharial%20Sanctuary&f=false] Accessed Feb 7, 2019 </ref> <ref>R. J. Rao "Conservation of Crocodiles in the Madhya Pradesh, India" in ''Crocodiles: Proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of Iucn-the World Conservation Union, Convened at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 2 to 7 August 1992. ''Gland, Switzerland: IUCN--The World Conservation Union, 1992. p.39-40 [https://books.google.com/books?id=gYGWwRlFFNkC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=Ken+Gharial+Sanctuary&source=bl&ots=fL-LKyeCPY&sig=ACfU3U17MOknq5l1L_x8BZRexWBRFPcSdA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH2a_9pqrgAhUCVN8KHRDQB-c4FBDoATAGegQIARAB#v=onepage&q=Ken%20Gharial%20Sanctuary&f=false] Accessed Feb 9, 2019</ref>

== Conservation management ==
The sanctuary is protected under India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The sanctuary is administered by the Department of Forest.

== See also ==
* [[Panna National Park]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.panna-national-park.com/ken-gharial-sanctuary.html Ken Gharial Sanctuary]

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