{"id":7880,"date":"2026-11-04T11:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T06:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=7880"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:59:03","slug":"nahargarh-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nahargarh-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary: Supreme Court Leaves Boundary Dispute to Rajasthan HC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court recently declined to examine the merits of a challenge concerning the revised boundaries of the Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the <\/span><b>Jaipur district<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Rajasthan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a small sanctuary covering an area of approximately 52.40 sq. km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in the <\/span><b>Aravalli range.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is named after <\/span><b>Nahargarh Fort<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a historic fort <\/span><b>built <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>18th century <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by <\/span><b>Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the<\/span><b> founder of Jaipur.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>connects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ecologically with other forest areas like the <\/span><b>Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Within the sanctuary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the<\/span><b> Nahargarh Biological Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which covers 720 hectares and focuses on conservation, including species like <\/span><b>Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sloth bears.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary features rugged terrain with hills, valleys, and seasonal streams.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary contains<\/span><b> Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Tropical Thorn Forests.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major trees include <\/span><b>dhok<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, babool, <\/span><b>khejri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and ber.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common species include the <\/span><b>Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard, Chinkara (state animal),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indian Wolf, Sloth Bear, Caracal, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a haven for birdwatchers, with a variety of species, including the <\/span><b>Great Indian Bustard (state bird), Blackbuck,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sarus Crane, peacocks, owls, and eagles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also home to reptiles like Indian rock pythons, monitor lizards, and amphibians like frogs and toads.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indialegallive.com\/constitutional-law-news\/courts-news\/nahargarh-wildlife-sanctuary-boundary-dispute-supreme-court-asks-activist-to-pursue-challenge-to-revised-map-before-rajasthan-high-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ILL<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court declined to decide a challenge to Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary&#8217;s revised boundaries, leaving the dispute to the Rajasthan High Court. 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