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- 1 2 "Mahandi Wildlife Division, Nayagarh". District Portal Nayagarh. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ Negi, Sharad Singh (1993). Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India. Indus Books. p. 241.
- ↑ "Baisipalli PA :: Odisha Wildlife Organisation". www.wildlife.odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
