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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary is located some {{convert|140|km|abbr=on}} from [[Mumbai]]. There are four main trails through the sanctuary that takes in the main waterholes, | The Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary is located some {{convert|140|km|abbr=on}} from [[Mumbai]]. It is situated between Roha, Murud-Janjira and Alibaug talukas of Raigarh district. There are four main trails through the sanctuary that takes in the main waterholes, Ghunyacha Maal, Chikhalgaan and Phansadgaan, that are some of the best places to see wildlife. The "Sacred Grove" (Devrai) is located near [[Supegaon]]. Pockets of open grassland, called ''maals'', occur throughout the sanctuary. The places of natural water sources in the sanctuary are called "Gaan". The sanctuary is best approachable by road from Murud-Janjira and Roha. The nearest rail head is Roha. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Biodiversity== | ==Biodiversity== | ||
The sanctuary is rich in flora and fauna. The forest types are semi-evergreen, evergreen, Mixed deciduous and dry deciduous forests. | The sanctuary is rich in flora and fauna. The forest types are semi-evergreen, evergreen, Mixed deciduous and dry deciduous forests and grasslands and coast. | ||
===Faunal diversity=== | ===Faunal diversity=== | ||
The sanctuary has a small population of Indian giant squirrel which is fragmented from the Western ghats. The fauna include 16 species of mammals, | The sanctuary has a small population of Indian giant squirrel which is fragmented from the Western ghats. The fauna include 16 species of mammals, more than 200 species of birds, 17 reptiles, 47 insects and 27 marine invertebrates. The [[White-rumped vulture]] (Gyps bengalensis) which is noted as critically endangered is also found in the sanctuary.<ref name="Srushtidnyan">{{cite web |last1=Shinde |first1=Prashant |title=Saving the White-rumped Vultures at Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c1a9e03f407b482a158da87/t/5c2536220e2e72cac48303ee/1545942563792/P939-White-rumped-Vultures-India.pdf |website=static1.squarespace.com |publisher=Srushtidnyan, Prashant Shinde |access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
Representative fauna include: | Representative fauna include: | ||
* [[Indian giant squirrel]] (''Ratufa indica'')<ref name="Roha" /> | * [[Indian giant squirrel]] (''Ratufa indica'')<ref name="Roha" /> | ||
* [[muntjac]] (barking deer) | * [[Indian muntjac]] (barking deer) | ||
* [[Gaur]] (Bos Gaurus) | * [[Indian Gaur]] (Bos Gaurus) | ||
* [[hyena]] (''(Hyaena hyaena'') | * [[Indian striped hyena]] (''(Hyaena hyaena'') | ||
* [[ | * [[Dhole]] ("Cuon alpinus") | ||
* [[ | * [[Indian leopard]] (''Panthera pardus'') | ||
* [[ | * [[Indian pangolin]] ("Manis crassicaudata") | ||
* [[Sambar (deer)|Sambar]] (''Cervus unicolour'') | * [[Sambar (deer)|Sambar]] (''Cervus unicolour'') | ||
* [[Lesser false vampire bat]] ("Megaderma spasma") | |||
* [[Mouse deer]] (''Tragulus meminna'') | * [[Mouse deer]] (''Tragulus meminna'') | ||
* [[Indian Python|Python]] | * [[Indian Rock Python|Python]] ("Python molurus") | ||
* [[Bombay earth snake]] (''Uropeltis macrolepis'') | |||
* [[Giri's bronzeback tree snake]] ("Dendrelaphis girii") | |||
* [[Southern Birdwing]] ("Troides minos") | |||
Avifauna includes: | Avifauna includes: | ||
* [[Sri | * [[Sri Lanka frogmouth]] | ||
===Floral diversity=== | ===Floral diversity=== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Animals in the Sanctuary=== | ===Animals in the Sanctuary=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||