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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Protected area on North Andaman Island}}<br />
{{Infobox protected area<br />
| name = Kwangtang Island Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| alt_name = Kwangtung Island Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India<br />
| relief = Yes<br />
| mapframe = Yes<br />
| location = North Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.4100|N|93.0300|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| area_km2 = 0.57<br />
| established = 1987<br />
| governing_body = Forest Department, Andaman & Nicobar Islands<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kwangtang Island Wildlife Sanctuary''' (also spelled '''Kwangtung Island Wildlife Sanctuary''') is a protected area located on North Andaman Island in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], India. It spans approximately 0.57 km² and was officially notified in 1987 as part of the Union Territory’s network of wildlife sanctuaries under IUCN Category IV.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India: Challenges and Way Forward|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260372224|publisher=Wildlife Institute of India / MoEF&CC|access-date=2025-06-08}}</ref> It lies southeast of the McPherson Bay.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuary of India|url=https://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/9%20Compendium%20Book_2021_Low%20(1)%20(2).pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608000000/https://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/9%20Compendium%20Book_2021_Low%20(1)%20(2).pdf|archive-date=2024-06-08|publisher=Ministry of Tourism, Government of India|year=2021|access-date=2025-06-08}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The sanctuary was established in 1987 through a notification by the Government of India under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, as one of the 96 designated wildlife sanctuaries in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andaman & Nicobar Islands |url=https://wii.gov.in/eia/wildlife_database/andaman_nicobar_islands |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=wii.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Biodiversity ==<br />
The animals found here are: [[Nicobar pigeon|Nicobar Pigeon]], [[Andaman teal|Andaman Teal]], [[Monitor lizard|Andaman Water Monitor Lizard]], [[Wild boar|Wild Boar]], [[Green sea turtle|Green Sea Turtle]], [[Saltwater crocodile|Saltwater Crocodile]] and [[Marine turtles|Marine Turtles]].<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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The flora includes: [[Dipterocarpus]], [[Ficus retusa]], [[Manilkara|Manilkara littoralis]], [[Pongamia|Pongamia pinnata]], and [[Terminalia elliptica|Terminalia bialata]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Management ==<br />
Kwangtang Island Wildlife Sanctuary is administered by the Department of Environment and Forests of the Andaman & Nicobar Administration. Public access is restricted, and prior permission is required for tourism, photography, or scientific research under the Wildlife Protection Act.<ref>{{cite web|title=Entry Permits for Forests|url=https://www.forest.and.nic.in/permits|publisher=Department of Environment & Forests, A&N Administration|access-date=2025-06-08}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of wildlife sanctuaries in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.forest.and.nic.in/ Official Website of the Department of Environment & Forests, Andaman and Nicobar Islands]<br />
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