Barda Wildlife Sanctuary

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Barda Wildlife Sanctuary is being developed as a crucial second habitat for Asiatic lions to reduce the extinction risk posed by keeping the world’s entire wild lion population confined to Gir Forest alone.

About Barda Wildlife Sanctuary

• It is located in the Barda Hills of Gujarat, near the coastal city of Porbandar.
• Known locally as Jam Barda, it was once a private hunting ground for the royal families of Jamnagar and Porbandar.
• It is surrounded by agricultural fields, wastelands, and forest, and the terrain of Barda is almost hilly. 
• Rivers: There are two waterways, the Bileshvary River and the Joghri River, and two dams, Khambala and Fodara.
• Tribes: Ethnic races such as Maldharis, Bharvads, Rabaris, and Gadhvis live in this region.
• The sanctuary is a significant biodiversity hotspot and a key area for the conservation of Asiatic Lions.
• To develop Barda as the second home for the Asiatic lion, the state government implemented the ‘Gir-Barda Project’ in 1979. 
• It is the first fully protected satellite lion habitat in Gujarat. 
• Flora: 
  • About 650 plant and tree species constitute the flora of the park, and that includes trees and plants like Babul, Bamboo, Amli, Jamun, Dhundhlo, Ber, Gorad, Rayan, Dhav, etc. 
  • Medicinal plants of great use grow profusely within the forested belt of the sanctuary. 
• Fauna: 
  • It shelters species like leopards, wolves, sambar deer, chinkara, hyenas, and blue bulls (nilgai). 
  • The sanctuary is also a paradise for bird watchers, with numerous resident and migratory birds such as eagles, owls, crested serpent eagles, and partridges found here.

Source: IT

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