Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary

Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in northern Goa, nestled in the Western Ghats, spans lush forests, valleys and streams. A biodiversity hotspot home to tigers, leopards, hornbills, orchids. Read more about Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, Location, Flora and Fauna, Latest News

Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary,

Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News

Environmentalists recently expressed serious concern over the approval of an eco-tourism resort project on the Surla plateau, stating that the project area falls within a critical tiger habitat within the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary.

About Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary

  • It is located in the northern part of Goa in the Western Ghats.
  • It spreads over an area of 208 sq.km. and derives its name from the Mhadei river, which flows across this Sanctuary. 
  • There are a number of picturesque waterfalls within the sanctuary boundaries. The most prominent are the Vazra Sakla Falls and the Virdi Falls.
  • The three highest peaks of Goa, Sonsogod (1027 m), Talvche Sada (812 m), and Vagheri (725 m), are located within this Sanctuary.
  • Flora
    • The sanctuary’s dense forests are predominantly semi-evergreen and moist deciduous, hosting trees like teak, sal, and bamboo along with medicinal plants and orchids
    • The sanctuary is particularly well-known for its sacred groves that protect rare and indigenous trees.
  • Fauna
    • Its fauna includes Bengal tigers, black panthers, leopards, sloth bears, gaur (Indian bison), and a variety of deer.
    • The sanctuary is a huge attraction for herpetologists since it contains a large variety of snakes, including all of the ‘big four’ of Indian venomous snakes, which are the Indian krait, Russell’s viper, Saw-scaled viper, and Spectacled cobra.
    • It boasts over 250 bird species, including the Malabar trogon, great pied hornbill, and Nilgiri wood pigeon, many of which are endemic to the Western Ghats.
    • The cliff face near the Vazra Falls is notable for being the nesting grounds of the critically endangered Long-billed vultures.

Source: TOI

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