Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary

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Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. [1] [2] It is part of Sambalpur Elephant Reserve, and the Khalasuni-Satkosia corridor is one of the important elephant corridors in the state. The Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary is situated next to it. [3]

Fauna

The sanctuary hosts elephants, civets, leopards, wolves, peafowl, junglefowl, hornbill etc. [3] Along with the Similipal and Satkosia Tiger Reserves, and the Hirakud and Kotagarh Sanctuaries, the Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary hosts a larger cheetah population in the state. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Protected Areas". odishaforest.in. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Elephant carcass found in Sambalpur". KalingaTV. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  3. 1 2 "Odisha's lesser-known wildlife sanctuaries call out to tired souls seeking adventure | Sambad English". 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. ↑ Service, Express News (2024-03-08). "Odisha to count leopards too as spots show sharp decline". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-08-10.


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