| Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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| Location | South Tripura district, Tripura |
| Nearest city | Udaipur |
| Coordinates | 23°39′52″N91°18′42″E / 23.66444°N 91.31167°E |
| Area | 389.54 km2 (150.40 sq mi) |
| Established | 1988 |
Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in southern Tripura, India. [1]
The sanctuary covers and area of 389.54 km2 (150.40 sq mi) and was declared a protected area in 1988. [2]
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. [3] 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. [4]
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