GANDHI
SAGAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY - ENVIRONMENT
News:
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary to
be new home for South African cheetahs
What's
in the news?
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India plans to import cheetahs that do not
develop thicker winter coats — a primary factor behind severe infections in
some cheetahs and the death of three of them, according to the head of the
reintroduction project.
Gandhi
Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary:
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Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is located
in northwestern Madhya Pradesh, with
one of its boundaries running along the border of Rajasthan.
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The sanctuary was notified in 1974 and is
spread over an area of 368 sq.km.
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The sanctuary has vast open landscapes
with sparse vegetation and rocky terrain, along with small patches of dense
forests.
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The vegetation comprises Northern tropical dry deciduous forest,
Northern tropical dry mixed deciduous forest and Dry deciduous scrub.
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Khair,
Salai, Kardhai, Dhawda, Tendu and Palash are the principal tree
species found here.
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The River
Chambal flows through the sanctuary, dividing it into two parts.
Fauna:
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The sanctuary is home to herbivores like Chinkara, Nilgai, and Spotted Deer, and
carnivores like the Indian Leopard, Striped Hyena, and Jackal.
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It also has a good population of crocodiles, fish, otters, and turtles.