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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Koka Wildlife Sanctuary
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| iucn_category = II
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| map = India Maharashtra
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| location = [[Bhandara District]], Maharashtra, India
| nearest_city = [[Nagpur]] and [[Bhandara]]
| coordinates = {{coord|21|12|24.7|N|79|48|22.8|E|display=inline, title}}
| area_km2 = 92.34
| established = 2013
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| governing_body = Maharashtra State Forest Department
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The '''Koka Wildlife Sanctuary''' is located in [[Bhandara District]], near Bhandara Town of Maharashtra state.<ref name="District">{{cite web |last1=Collector Bhandara |title=Koka Wildlife Sanctuary |url=https://bhandara.gov.in/tourist-place/koka-wildlife-sanctuary/#:~:text=Koka%20was%20approved%20as%20a,the%20park%20is%2092.34%20sq. |publisher=District Bhandara |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> The sanctuary is spread over an area of 92.34 square kilometres. This sanctuary is a part of [[Nawegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve|Nawegaon nagzira Tiger Reserve]].<ref name="NNTR">{{cite web |last1=Nawegaon Nagazira Tiger reserve |title=Nawegaon Nagazira Tiger reserve |url=https://www.mahanntr.com/ |website=www.mahanntr.com |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>

==Location==
The sanctuary is located 20 km east of Bhandara town. The nearest rail and airport head is Nagpur. Regular buses at an interval of 30 minutes are available from [[Bhandara]] Bus Stand from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm. The sanctuary is open for visitors from sunrise to sunset. There are many hotels and resorts located near Bhandara town.

==About==
The trees in the forest are 100 year old. Migratory birds from Siberia visit the lake inside the sanctuary during winter season. There is an abundant population of [[Tiger]]s, [[leopard]]s, [[Sloth bear]]s, gaurs, Chital, Sambhar deers and wild dogs in the sanctuary.<ref name="District" /> There is no village inside Koka sanctuary. The entire area was declared as [[Reserve forest|reserved forest]] in 1879; hence, no rights of any individual exists in the sanctuary.<ref name="Econoic times">{{cite news |last1=Pinjarkar |first1=Vijay |title=Govt approves 92.34 sq km Koka sanctuary in Bhandara |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/flora-fauna/Govt-approves-92-34-sq-km-Koka-sanctuary-in-Bhandara/articleshow/20853018.cms |access-date=3 June 2021 |publisher=Times Group |date=1 July 2013}}</ref> The reserve was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2013.<ref name="District" />

== Gallery ==
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File:Koka ws map1.jpg|Map of Koka WL Sanctuary
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==References==
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra]]

Koka Wildlife Sanctuary - Revision history

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