{"id":70531,"date":"2025-10-28T12:26:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T06:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=70531"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:03:21","slug":"bondla-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bondla-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goa\u2019s only zoo, located within the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, is set to welcome new animals after 12 years\u2014a barking deer and a pair of sloth bears.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the northeastern portion of <\/span><b>Goa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over an area of approximately 8 sq.km. and is located 3000 ft. above on the lush <\/span><b>foothills of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/difference-between-western-ghats-and-eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Western Ghats<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the fact that it is <\/span><b>very small in size<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary is <\/span><b>better known as a wildlife resort.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This sanctuary was<\/span><b> initially set up as a refuge for orphaned and injured animals.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, apart from the wildlife species, the sanctuary<\/span><b> houses a deer safari park,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <\/span><b>rose garden,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <\/span><b>zoo, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a <\/span><b>botanical garden<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> too.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Rangado river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flows on the eastern side, while the <\/span><b>Madhel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flows across the northern side.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The sanctuary is mostly covered with<\/span><b> moist deciduous forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with small <\/span><b>patches of semi-evergreen forest and cane along streams.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The dominant trees in this Sanctuary are Terminalia crenulata <\/span><b>(Matti, the state tree of Goa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and <\/span><b>Rosewood<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to animals like <\/span><b>Panthers, Leopard Cats, Deer,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wild Boar, Gaur, and <\/span><b>Malabar Giant Squirrel. <\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"2\">The bird species include <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Common Grey Hornbills, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden-Backed Woodpeckers and\u00a0 Ruby-Throated Yellow Bulbuls.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/goa\/after-12-years-bondla-wildlife-sanctuary-to-welcome-new-animals\/articleshow\/124793480.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the northeastern portion of Goa. 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