{"id":101252,"date":"2026-05-01T12:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=101252"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:00:36","slug":"kotgarh-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kotgarh-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forest officials recently arrested four suspected poachers from the Baliguda forest division of the Kotgarh wildlife sanctuary in Kandhamal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Kandhamal district of <\/span><b>Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s classified as a <\/span><b>moist deciduous forest in the Eastern Highlands.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanning an area of 399.5 sq.km., the sanctuary is <\/span><b>surrounded by lush hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and dense forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary is home to <\/span><b>52 tribal settlement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, including <\/span><b>Kutia Kondh and Desia Kondh.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The sanctuary\u2019s principal vegetation is <\/span><b>dense, damp deciduous forests with meadows.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sal, Piasal, Sisoo, Kendu,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gamhar, Asan, Kusum, Harida, Bahada, <\/span><b>Amala, Mango,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tamarind, Mahua, Jackfruit, Randhan, Kangada, Jamun, Salapo, Bheru, Arjun, Char, Dhaura, and Kochila are among the <\/span><b>prevalent flora.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many <\/span><b>rare <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> endangered medicinal plants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exist, including<\/span><b> Abutilon Indicum, Cissus quadrangularis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Crateva Magna, Cycas sphaerica, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fauna<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tigers, elephants, Gaur, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sambar deer, Spotted deer, Peafowl, Red jungle fowl, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/blackbuck\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Blackbuck<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Leopard, Sloth bear, Chital, and various bird and reptile species, including <\/span><b>rare species like Forsten&#8217;s cat snake (Boiga forsteni),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can all be found in this sanctuary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary\u2019s major attraction is the <\/span><b>Chousingha, or four-horned antelope. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bhubaneswar\/four-poachers-arrested-from-kotgarh-wildlife-sanctuary\/articleshow\/130640110.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Kandhamal district of Odisha. 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