Author: mtdc
Melghat Tiger Reserve
About: Melghat Tiger Reserve is located on southern offshoot of the Satpura Hill Range in Central India, also called Gavilgarh hills. The high ridge running East-West which has highest point at Vairat (1178 m above MSL) forms the South Western boundary of the Reserve.It is a prime habitat of Tiger. The forest is Tropical Dry Deciduous…
Sanjay Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
About: Sanjay Gandhi National Park is positioned in the picturesque hilly areas of Borivali, Mumbai. Also well-known by the name of Borivali National Park, it nurtures a varied range of fauna and flora. Located close to the city, this park, on a sprawling land of 104 sq kms, draws a large number of tourists throughout…
Karnala Bird Sanctuary
About: Karnala is a refreshing break from the big city – come here to watch the birds and wildlife, come here to picnic and to trek, and while you are enjoying all this, do spare a thought for preserving the ecology and tranquillity of the sanctuary.Just a short drive outside Mumbai on the Mumbai-Pune Highway…
Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary
About: The wildlife sanctuary at Tansa in Thana district comprises the catchment area of Tansa Lake and the surrounding forests of Shahapur, Khardi, Vaitarna and East Wada Ranges in Shahapur tahsil of Thana district. The glittering expanse of Tansa Lake is an eye-catching spectacle and a perennial source of water to wild life in the…
Naygaon Mayur Wildlife Sanctuary
About: Nayagaon Mayur Sanctuary also known as Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary was established as early as 18th century and houses almost 60% of the bird species of Mahrashtra.For an ornithologist, Nayagaon Mayur Sanctuary is a veritable heaven with a rapturous collection of tropical birds, migratory ones which comes here when winter snows cover up the…
Rehekuri Blackbuck Sanctuary
About: The Maharashtra government has declared 217.30 hectares of reserve forest at Rehekuri in District Ahmednagar(Karjat taluka) as a sanctuary for the endangered Blackbuck, locally known as ‘Kalvit’. The wildlife authorities had initiated a project with a small Blackbuck population (15) in the 1980s; the population has shot up to about 400. The Blackbuck, found…
Malvan Marine Sanctuary
About: Malvan is the southernmost part of the state of Maharashtra, and is located about 35 km from the Mumbai-Goa National Highway No. 17. Malvan Marine Sanctuary is the only marine sanctuary located in Malvan Taluka of Sindhudurg District in the Konkan region of the state Fauna: The marine flora and fauna here pertain to…
Kalsubai Harishchandragad Wildlife Sanctuary
About: The sanctuary area is most rugged, hilly and difficult to get accessibility. The area is part of Sahyadri and Kalsubai (1646 metres) in the highest peak of western ghats in the state. The vegetation type in southern moist mixed deciduous vegetation forest close to west coast semi evergreen forest and semi deciduous shrub savanna.…
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
About: Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary (established in 1979, also known as the Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary of Maharashtra) is a wildlife sanctuary at Solapur Fauna: Great Indian Bustard (Choriotis nigriceps), Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra Linn), Wolf (Canis lupus), Indian Fox (Vulpes bengalensis), Hyaena (Hyaena hyaena), Common Mungoose (Herpestes adwardsii). Transport: Nearest Airport: Pune (250 Km.), By Rail: Solapur (22 Km.),…
Yedshi Ramling Wildlife Sanctuary
About Yedshi Ramling Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the villages of Yedshi, Wadgaon and Bhanasgaon and Kalamb Tehsil of Osmanabad District. Dry deciduous forests occupy the area. Fauna: Chinkara, Hyena, Wolf, Wild bear, Fox, Black duck, Hares, Peacock has major dominance in number. So far more than 100 species of birds have been recorded. Transport:…