{"id":69703,"date":"2025-10-22T16:33:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69703"},"modified":"2025-10-25T17:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:13:34","slug":"konark-balukhand-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/konark-balukhand-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Konark-Balukhand Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Konark-Balukhand Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spotted deer, once the pride of the Konark-Balukhand Wildlife Sanctuary, appears to be dwindling fast in numbers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Konark-Balukhand 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 <\/span><b>Puri district, Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared a sanctuary on <\/span><b>23 April 1984.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established on the sandy tract covered by plantation <\/span><b>of casurina and cashew trees, along the coast between Puri and Konark.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is traversed by the rivulets such as <\/span><b>Nuanai River, Kusabhadra River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Kadua River, and Prachi River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamun, ficus, neem, karanj, and polang trees are also found, mostly along the course of the Kusabhadra and Nuanai rivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to herds of herbivores (spotted deer), monkeys, jungle cat, hyena, monitor lizard, snakes, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Olive Ridley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sea turtles have been seen nesting on the beach.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Spotted Deer<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>most common deer species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Indian forests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>widely distributed in Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and a small group in Pakistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> IUCN Red List: <\/span><b>Least Concern<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/india\/spotted-deer-population-in-konark-balukhand-sanctuary-declines-sharply-census-overdue-prnt\/cid\/2128904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Telegraph<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konark-Balukhand sanctuary is located in Puri district, 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