Khalasuni Wildlife Sanctuary

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 corridor 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 Hirakud, 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. ^ a b "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.