{"id":20340,"date":"2026-01-30T11:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20340"},"modified":"2026-02-07T08:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:36:10","slug":"sunabeda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sunabeda\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha, recently declared &#8216;Maoist-free&#8217;, is emerging as a promising habitat for leopards, with an estimated population of over 70 individuals, according to forest officials<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the Nuapada district of <\/span><b>Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared a sanctuary in 1983.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It adjoins the <\/span><b>Sitanadi and Udanti sanctuaries of Chhattisgarh.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The sanctuary harbors a great diversity of wildlife habitats, with a vast plateau, canyons, and 11 waterfalls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It also forms the <\/span><b>catchment area of the Jonk River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (tributary of the Mahanadi River), over which a dam has been constructed to facilitate irrigation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The important vegetation of this sanctuary comprises <\/span><b>dry deciduous tropical forests.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bija, Teak, Sisoo, Asan, Dharua, Mahul, Char, Sandalwood, Sidha, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an ideal habitat for the <\/span><b>Barasingha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (swamp deer).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other important animals found are tigers, Leopards, hyenas, Barking Deer, Chital, Gaur, Sambar, Sloth Bear, Hill Myna, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bhubaneswar\/sunabeda-wildlife-sanctuary-from-maoist-hotbed-to-potential-leopard-haven\/articleshow\/127720274.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary  is located in the Nuapada district of Odisha. 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