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Chandaka-Dampara wildlife sanctuary

28 Jan,2024 Download Pdf 1 Min Read

After relocating deer from Cuttack, the Odisha state government is planning to introduce Sambar and Gaur (bison) in the Chandaka-Dampara wildlife sanctuary.

It is located in Khurda district of Odisha represents the north-eastern limits of Eastern Ghats.
It is also a home to a number of threatened wild animals and birds.
This landscape got sanctuary status in 1982.
The climate of the area is tropical with three distinct and well marked seasons i.e. summer, Rainy season and winter.
Vegetation: Flora is moderately diverse with intimate mixture of evergreen and deciduous elements. The area comes under semi-evergreen forest zone but the interplay of biotic factors has changed the original character of the vegetation.
Flora: Dhaman (Grewia Tiliaefolia), Bankapasia (Kydia calycina), Jamu (Syzyggium Cuminii), Gandhana (Premna mucronata), Kansa (Hymenodictyon excelsum), Kusum (Schleichera oleosa), Marua (Vitex pinnata), Sidha (Lagerstroemia parviflora), Karanja, Thorny bamboo etc.
Fauna: Elephants, Chital, Barking Deer, Wild Boar, Rhesus Monkey, Pangolin, Sloth Bear, Indian Wolf, Hyena and other mammals.

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