Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Location, Drainage, Area

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Madhya Pradesh, with the highest population of wolves, is conducting a study on their ecology at Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary.

It is spread across three districts, i.e., Sagar, Damoh, and Narsinghpur, of Madhya Pradesh.
It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1975.
It covers nearly 1197 sq.km. area.
It is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.
The entire Sanctuary issituated on a plateau,forming part of the upper Vindhyan range.
It acts as a corridor for Panna Tiger Reserve and Satpura Tiger Reserve while indirectly connecting Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve via Rani Durgawati Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary is classified under the Deccan peninsula biogeographic region and forms part of the Ganga and Narmada basins.
Drainage:
- Three-fourths of the wildlife sanctuary falls in the basin of the Ganges tributary, the Yamuna River, of which the Ken River is a tributary, and one-fourth of the sanctuary falls in the Narmada basin.
- The north-flowing Kopra River, Bamner River, Vyarma River, and Bearma River, which are tributaries of the Ken River, are the major rivers of this protected area.
Vegetation: It is mainly a dry mixed-deciduous forest type.
Flora: Major trees found are teak, saja, dhawda, sal, tendu (Coromandel ebony), bhirra (East Indian satinwood), and mahua.
Fauna: The chief faunal elements include Nilgai, Chinkara, Chital, Sambhar, Black Buck, Barking deer, Common Langur, Rhesus Macaque, Freshwater Turtles, Spotted Grey Creeper, Cranes, Egrets, Lapwings, etc.