{"id":12813,"date":"2026-05-05T11:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12813"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:28:27","slug":"sohagi-barwa-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sohagi-barwa-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A leopard was found dead in the Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary recently, with officials awaiting the results of a post-mortem to determine the cause of death.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in the Maharajganj district of <\/span><b>Uttar Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Borders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: On the <\/span><b>northern side<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Sanctuary shares the international <\/span><b>boundary with Nepal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and on the<\/span><b> eastern border<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>Bihar\u2019s Valmiki Tiger Reserve.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary is part of the larger <\/span><b>Terai Arc Landscape.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Drainage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is drained by the<\/span><b> great Gandak, the little Gandak, Pyas, and Rohin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Topography<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It features mostly <\/span><b>flat terrain <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">averaging 100 meters in elevation, gently sloping from northwest to southeast.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly <\/span><b>75%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the area consists of<\/span><b> Sal forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and other humid areas are covered with<\/span><b> Jaamun, Gutal, Semal, Khair <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trees, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> lower region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the sanctuary, which is <\/span><b>waterlogged during rains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, consists of <\/span><b>grasslands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and patches of <\/span><b>cane forests.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is inhabited by a variety of animals, which mainly includes <\/span><b>Leopard, Tiger, Jungle Cat, Small Indian Civet,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Langur, Deer, Blue Bull, Wild boar, Porcupine, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resident and migratory<\/span><b> birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like <\/span><b>peafowls, parakeets, woodpeckers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, drongos, and several species of eagles and owls thrive here.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During winter, <\/span><b>migratory birds from Central Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> visit the wetlands. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/science-environment\/3920343-leopard-found-dead-in-wildlife-sanctuary-in-ups-maharajganj?amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DEV<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh. 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