Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary

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Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
Location South Tripura district, Tripura
Nearest city Udaipur
Coordinates 23°39′52″N91°18′42″E / 23.66444°N 91.31167°E / 23.66444; 91.31167
Area389.54 km2 (150.40 sq mi)
Established1988

Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in southern Tripura, India. [1]

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Description

Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary encompasses an area of 389.54 km2 (150.40 sq mi) and was declared a protected area in 1988.[ citation needed ]

Flora and fauna

The vegetation consists of deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. Major wildlife include the spectacled langur, capped langur, pig-tailed macaque, slow loris, barking deer, clouded leopard, wild boar, hoolock gibbon, leopard cat, crab-eating mongoose, porcupine and Indian python. [2] Dumbur Lake within the sanctuary attracted nearly 17 migratory bird species and 126 native bird species earlier, with the bird visits declining significantly in the late 2010s. [3]

References

  1. "Protected area network in India" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India . p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India (PDF). Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (Report). November 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. "Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary at crossroads". Tripura Chronicle. Retrieved 1 June 2024.