| Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Area | 348.12 km² |
| Established | 1983 |
Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in Dhar district, of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was officially notified in 1983. Originally, the sanctuary spanned approximately 348 km² (34,800 ha). The landscape is dominated by open grasslands with patches of scrub and seasonal wetlands habitats. The sanctuary was created primarily to protect the critically endangered bird Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus) locally known as kharmour.
In recent years the Government cleared a reorganisation of the protected area that involved denotification of most of the earlier revenue land and the notification of a much smaller forestland area (about 16.82 km²) to remain as sanctuary.[1][2][3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary - WildTrails | The One-Stop Destination for all your Wildlife Holidays". wildtrails.in. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ Shafi, Sanavver (2025-04-25). "MP shrinks Sardarpur Sanctuary to balance conservation and rights". Ground Report. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ Bhat, Wahid (2024-11-19). "Second bird survey in Sardarpur Sanctuary unveils 24 new species". Ground Report. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ Bharat, E. T. V. (2022-10-14). "MP govt to denotify 631 sq km wildlife sanctuary meant to boost birds Son Chiriya and Kharmor". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2025-11-25.