{"id":74244,"date":"2025-11-20T12:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74244"},"modified":"2025-11-21T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T06:17:19","slug":"ratanmahal-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ratanmahal-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A wild tiger has made a return to Gujarat after several decades, establishing a permanent presence in Dahod\u2019s Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ratanmahal 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 state of <\/span><b>Gujarat.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary falls on the border of <\/span><b>Gujarat with Madhya Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in March <\/span><b>1982.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known <\/span><b>as &#8220;Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary,&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to its highest population of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sloth-bear\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>sloth bears<\/strong><\/a> in the state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It forms the catchment of <\/span><b>river Panam-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a major river of Central Gujarat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of <\/span><b>dry teak forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the foothills and <\/span><b>mixed deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with dry bamboo brakes on the periphery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of a high <\/span><b>population of &#8216;Mahudo&#8217; trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> intermixed with pure patches of &#8216;Sadad&#8217; and &#8216;Timru&#8217; forest on plateaus of the hills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teak, dudhlo, sadad, timru, amla, bamboo, dhavdo, kakadiyo, mahuda, tanach, charoli, ber, jamun, khakhro etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Leopard, Palm civet, Indian civet, Four-horned antelope, Loten\u2019s sunbird, Large green barbet, yellow checked tit,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2025\/Nov\/19\/tiger-returns-to-gujarat-after-decades-marks-historic-nine-month-stay-in-ratanmahal-sanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of Gujarat. 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