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Coordinates: 19°07′55″N 73°33′14″E / 19.132°N 73.554°E / 19.132; 73.554[1]
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==Details==
==Details==
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary has an area of {{Convert|131|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and is a part of the [[Western Ghats]] (Sahyadri Ranges), which itself is recognised as one of the 12 [[Biodiversity hotspot|biodiversity hotspots]] of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-20|title=International Day of Forests: Explore the best wild life sanctuaries in Maharashtra - The Financial Express|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/travel-tourism/international-day-of-forests-2021-world-forest-day-2021-maharashtra-forests-tiger-reserves/2216809/|access-date=2021-06-10|website=www.financialexpress.com}}</ref> The sanctuary was notified by the state government of Maharashtra in 1985 with the total area of is 130.78sq. km., under the [[Wildlife Protection Act, 1972|Wildlife Protection Act 1972]].
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary has an area of {{Convert|131|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and is a part of the [[Western Ghats]] (Sahyadri Ranges), which itself is recognised as one of the 12 [[Biodiversity hotspot|biodiversity hotspots]] of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-20|title=International Day of Forests: Explore the best wild life sanctuaries in Maharashtra - The Financial Express|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/travel-tour







Act, 1972|Wildlife Protection Act 1972]].


The sanctuary includes nine tribal villages. The area's bio-diversity has been retained as it will be preserved as a cluster of [[Sacred groves of India|sacred groves]] for generations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deo|first1=Sharmila|date=|title=The Environment Education Programme in Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary|url=https://kalpavriksh.org/our-work/environment-education/locale-specific-education-programmes/|website=|publisher=Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group}}</ref> These sacred groves act as gene pools of this area, from where seeds were dispersed. In Ahupe - a tribal ([[Mahadev Koli]]) village's sacred grove in the sanctuary, a climber Khombhal - ''[[Xantolis tomentosa]]'' was found to be 800&ndash;1000 years old in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/scripts/count_article.asp?Article_code=52001776 |title=Guardians of the Forest |last1=Karnik |first1=Kusum |date=2003-02-21 |publisher=Shaswat Trust |work=aseanbiodiversity.info |access-date=2011-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170956/http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/scripts/count_article.asp?Article_code=52001776 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The sanctuary includes nine tribal villages. The area's bio-diversity has been retained as it will be preserved as a cluster of [[Sacred groves of India|sacred groves]] for generations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deo|first1=Sharmila|date=|title=The Environment Education Programme in Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary|url=https://kalpavriksh.org/our-work/environment-education/locale-specific-education-programmes/|website=|publisher=Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group}}</ref> These sacred groves act as gene pools of this area, from where seeds were dispersed. In Ahupe - a tribal ([[Mahadev Koli]]) village's sacred grove in the sanctuary, a climber Khombhal - ''[[Xantolis tomentosa]]'' was found to be 800&ndash;1000 years old in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/scripts/count_article.asp?Article_code=52001776 |title=Guardians of the Forest |last1=Karnik |first1=Kusum |date=2003-02-21 |publisher=Shaswat Trust |work=aseanbiodiversity.info |access-date=2011-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170956/http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/scripts/count_article.asp?Article_code=52001776 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Revision as of 17:38, 13 June 2022

Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
Location within Maharashtra
LocationMaharashtra, India
Nearest cityPune
Coordinates19°07′55″N 73°33′14″E / 19.132°N 73.554°E / 19.132; 73.554[1]
Area131 km2 (51 sq mi)
Established1984

Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary was created in the Ambegaon and Khed talukas of Pune District, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra in order mainly to protect the habitat of the Indian Giant Squirrel.

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Details

Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary has an area of 131 km2 (51 sq mi) and is a part of the Western Ghats (Sahyadri Ranges), which itself is recognised as one of the 12 biodiversity hotspots of the world.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). These sacred groves act as gene pools of this area, from where seeds were dispersed. In Ahupe - a tribal (Mahadev Koli) village's sacred grove in the sanctuary, a climber Khombhal - Xantolis tomentosa was found to be 800–1000 years old in 1984.[2]

Flora and Fauna

The sanctuary harbours large diversity of endemic & specialised flora and fauna. Sanctuary is home to the state animal of Maharashtra- Ratufa indica elphistonii, sub species of the Indian Giant squirrel that is one of three threatened Indo-Malyan squirrel species. The particular sub species found here is endemic to Bhimashankar. Important mammals reported from the sanctuary are carnivores like Leopard Panthera pardus, and Golden Jackal (Canis aureus), Sambar (Cervus unicolor), Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak), Wildboar (Sus scrofa), Common Langur (Semnopithecus entellus), Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) and the Mouse Deer (Moschiola meminna). The Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is also reported. Sanctuary is rich in specialised and endemic reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and insects. During the monsoon (rainy season), various species of mosses and epiphytes including bioluminescent fungi can be seen on the trees.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bhimashankar Sanctuary". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ Karnik, Kusum (21 February 2003). "Guardians of the Forest". aseanbiodiversity.info. Shaswat Trust. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2011.


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