{"id":8553,"date":"2026-04-05T12:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=8553"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:32:00","slug":"barnawapara-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/barnawapara-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Blackbucks were reintroduced into their natural habitat at Rampur grassland in Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Barnawapara 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 northern part of the Mahasamund district of <\/span><b>Chhattisgarh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is named after the <\/span><b>Bar and Nawapara forest villages,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are in the heart of the sanctuary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over an area of 245 sq. km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tributaries of Mahanadi are the source of water. The <\/span><b>River Balamdehi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forms the western boundary, and <\/span><b>the Jonk River forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the northeastern boundary of the sanctuary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It mainly consists of<\/span><b> tropical dry deciduous forest.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flora chiefly comprises Teak, Sal, Bamboo and Terminalia being the prominent trees.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other major plants found in the sanctuary include Semal, Mahua, Ber, and Tendu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to neelgai, wild boar, tigers, leopards, Indian bison, porcupines, pythons, antelopes, sambhar and cheetal, along with 150 species of birds, including parrots, blackbucks, herons, egrets, peafowl, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/short-videos\/briefs\/blackbucks-reintroduced-at-barnawapara-sanctuary\/shorttakes\/130001083.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the northern part of the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh. 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