{"id":19507,"date":"2026-07-02T12:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19507"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:00:13","slug":"cdws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cdws\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Chandaka wildlife sanctuary having a lot of anthropogenic pressure, particularly due to the presence of cattle, the wildlife wing of the forest department has put on hold the ambitious Indian gaur (bison) translocation programme. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located on the<\/span><b> outskirts of Bhubaneswar in Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It represents the <\/span><b>northeastern limits of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Ghats<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared <\/span><b>primarily to preserve wild elephants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and elephant habitats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The Kumarkhunti reservoir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the only water reservoir inside the sanctuary that sustains wildlife during the summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Flora is moderately diverse with an intimate <\/span><b>mixture of evergreen and deciduous elements.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Main tree species are <\/span><b>Kochila, Kalicha, Belo, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kangada, Giringa, Sunari, Sal, Kumbhi, <\/span><b>Jamu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Karanja, <\/span><b>Teak, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Sidha.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Elephants, Chital, Barking Deer, Wild Boar, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhesus Monkey, <\/span><b>Pangolin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Sloth Bear, Indian Wolf, Hyena, and other mammals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A variety of snakes, like the Python and the monitor lizard, can also be sighted there.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Prominent birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the sanctuary are <\/span><b>peafowl, red junglefowl, crested serpent eagle, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">great horned owl, black headed oriole, paradise flycatcher, coucal and stone curlew.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bhubaneswar\/gaur-introduction-not-feasible-in-chandaka-pccf\/amp_articleshow\/132093105.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chandaka wildlife sanctuary   is located in Khurda district of Odisha represents the north-eastern limits of Eastern Ghats. 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