Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan State in western India.[3] It surrounds the Kumbhalgarh fortress and covers an area of 610.528 km2 (236 sq mi).[2] The sanctuary extends across the Aravalli Range, covering parts of Rajsamand, Udaipur, and Pali districts, ranging from 500 to 1,300 metres (1,600 to 4,300 ft) in elevation. It is part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.[4]
| Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
  Map of Rajasthan  Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (India) | |
| Location | Rajsamand District, Rajasthan, India |
| Nearest city | Udaipur |
| Coordinates | 24°33′54″N 73°54′22″E / 24.565°N 73.906°E |
| Area | 610.528 km2 (235.726 sq mi)[1][2] |
| Established | 1971 |
Geography
editKumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary takes name after the impressive historic fort of Kumbhalgarh. The wildlife sanctuary consists of a 224.890 km2 (87 sq mi) core area and a 385.638 km2 (149 sq mi) buffer area.[2] It covers four hill and mountain ranges of the Aravalli: Kumbhalgarh range; Sadri range; Desuri range and Bokhada range.[2] Twenty-two villages are located inside the sanctuary.[2] The soils are generally thin, mostly of sandy loam. The base rocks are mainly metamorphic, from the Archean.[2][5] The topography of the sanctuary can be divided into hills, piedmont and plain. The areas of plain have mostly been co-opted for crops.[2]
Fauna
editKumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary harbours the Indian wolf, Indian leopard, sloth bear, striped hyena, golden jackal, jungle cat, sambhar, nilgai, chausingha, chinkara and Indian hare. The leopard is the apex predator in the sanctuary.[2] The birds at Kumbhalgarh includes the grey junglefowl.[6] The amphibians include the common toad, Indian bullfrog, and skipper frog; reptiles like the rat snake, Indian cobra, and checkered keelback; fish species such as katla, mahseer, and rohu; invertebrates like alsiya, bhanwar, and tannin.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bohra, Padma (2013). "Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary: An Overview". Faunal Exploration of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan. Conservation Area Series, 47. Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India. pp. 1–5. ISBN 978-81-8171-350-6.
- ^ Negi, S. S. (2002). Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India (Third ed.). Indus Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 978-81-7387-128-3.
- ^ "Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Hatui, Kalyanbrata (2016). "Meso- and micro-scopic structures and Metamorphism from South Delhi Fold Belt, Rajasthan, India: An analysis". Seminar Abstract Volume: Developments in Geosciences in the Past Decade - Emerging Trends for the Future & Impact on Society & Annual General Meeting of the Geological Society of India, 2016. Department of Geology & Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. pp. 227–229.
- ^ "Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary » Naparks". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.