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{{Short description|mount Abu wildlife sanctuary is located in one of the oldest mountain ranges of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
| photo = Nakki Lake from Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary.JPG
| iucn_category =
| map = India Rajasthan#India
| map_caption = Location in [[India]]
| location = [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Mount Abu]]
| coordinates = {{coord|24|33|0|N|72|38|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = 288 km².
| established = 1960
| visitation_num = NA
| visitation_year = NA
| governing_body = [[Ministry of Environment and Forests]], [[Government of India]]
}}

'''Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary''' is located in one of the oldest mountain ranges of India, the [[Aravalli Range|Aravalli]] range. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1980.<ref name="Negi"/>

==Geography==
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary spreads out into a plateau which is about {{convert|19|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide. In altitude, it ranges from {{convert|300|to|1722|m|ft|abbr=on}} at [[Guru Shikhar]],<ref name="Negi"/> the highest peak in [[Rajasthan]].
The rocks are igneous and due to the weathering effect of wind and water, large cavities are common in them.

The sanctuary is in the [[Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests]] [[ecoregion]].<ref name="WWF, SA: NI">{{WWF ecoregion |id=im0206 |name=Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests |accessdate=2017-01-29}}</ref>

==Flora==
It is very rich in floral bio-diversity starting from xenomorphic sub-tropical thorn forests in the foot hills to sub-tropical evergreen forests along PRIYEN water courses and valleys at higher altitudes. There are about 112 plant families with 449 [[genus|genera]] and 820 [[species]]. Of these, 663 species are [[dicots]] while 157 species are [[monocots]].<ref>[http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/Destinations/MountAbu/WildLifeSanctuary.aspx Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary]. Retrieved 2 January 2013.</ref> About 81 species of trees, 89 species of shrubs, 28 species of climbers and 17 species of tuberous plants of medicinal importance have been identified in this sanctuary.<ref>[http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/Destinations/MountAbu/WildLifeSanctuary2.aspx Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary], p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2013.</ref> The rare and endemic plants reported are Dicliptera abuensis Blatt, Carvia colloseeys, Ischaemun kingie,Convolvulus blateri and Ceropegia bulbosa. Some of the native plant species Anogeisus sericea var sericea, Begonia trichocarpa, Crotolaria filipe, Indigofera constricta are listed in Red data book of IUCN<ref name="NGT Report">{{cite book |last1=Expert Committee members NGT |title=REPORT BY THE EXPERT COMMITTEE ON The Directions of Hon’ble NGT Order Dated 07.11.2019 in OA No. 312/2016 (MA no. 2012/2019 & MA no. 227/2019) For ECO‐SENSITIVE ZONE |date=December 2020 |publisher=NGT |page=59 |url=https://greentribunal.gov.in/sites/default/files/news_updates/Joint%20Committee%20Report%20in%20O.A.%20No.%20312%20of%202016%20(MA%20no.%20212%20of%202019%20&%20227%20of%202018)%20(Dr.%20Arun%20Kumar%20Sharma%20vs%20MoEF&CC%20&%20Anr.).pdf |access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>

Mount Abu is the only place in Rajasthan where one can observe a variety of orchids. The place is also rich in bryophytes and algae. Three species of wild roses and 16 species of ferns some of which are quite rare have also been reported from here. The south-west part of the sanctuary is rich in bamboo forests.

==Fauna==
Among the [[fauna]] living in Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary are [[Indian leopard]], [[sloth bear]], [[Sambar deer]], [[wild boar]] and [[chinkara]].<ref name="Negi">{{cite book |last=Negi |first=S. S. |title=Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India (3rd Edition) |year=2002 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-128-3 |chapter=Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary |page=151 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYFmoOWfmX8C&pg=PA151}}</ref> The [[jungle cat]], [[small Indian civet]], [[Indian wolf]], [[striped hyena]], [[golden jackal]], [[Indian fox]], [[gray langur]], [[Indian pangolin]], [[Indian grey mongoose]], [[Indian hare]], [[Indian crested porcupine]] and [[Indian hedgehog]] have also been recorded. The [[Asiatic lion]] was last recorded in 1872, and the [[Bengal tiger]] in 1970.<ref name="Sharma_al2013">{{cite book |author1=Sharma, B. K. |author2=Kulshreshtha, S. |author3=Sharma, S. |author4=Singh, S. |author5=Jain, A. |author6=Kulshreshtha, M. |year=2013 |chapter=In situ and ex situ conservation: Protected Area Network and zoos in Rajasthan |title=Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India: Conservation and Management of Vertebrates |editor1-last=Sharma, B. K. |editor2-last=Kulshreshtha, S. |editor3-last=Rahmani, A. R. |publisher=[[Springer Science & Business Media]] |location=Heidelberg, New York, Dordrecht, London |pages=3–66 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UDS5BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA32&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&f=false}}</ref>

More than 250 species of birds have been recorded including the [[grey jungle fowl]].<ref name="UOM1988">{{cite book |author=Storer, R. W. |title=Type Specimens of Birds in the Collections of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology |year=1988 |publisher=University of Michigan, Miscellaneous publications No. 174 |url=http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/56418/1/MP174.pdf}}</ref><ref name=Hbk>{{cite book |author1=Ali, S. |author2=Ripley, S. D. |title=Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan |volume=2 |edition=Second |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |pages=106–109}}</ref> The rare [[green avadavat]] is commonly found here.

==See also==
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]] (AFRI)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Mount Abu]]
[[Category:Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests]]
[[Category:1960 establishments in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1960]]
[[Category:Tourism in Mount Abu]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan]]

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