Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary

Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Latehar district of Jharkhand. It is part of Betla National Park.[1][2] It was declared to be a wildlife sanctuary in 1976 for the protection of the Indian wolf. It is the only wolf sanctuary in the country.[3]

Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary
Photo of an Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)
Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)
Map showing the location of Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary
Location in India
Map showing the location of Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary
Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary (India)
LocationLatehar district, Jharkhand, India
Coordinates23°26′N 84°02′E
Area63.25 km2.
Established1976
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand
Websiteforest.jharkhand.gov.in/wildlife/mahuadand.aspx

History

In 1976, the sanctuary was declared a wolf sanctuary for the protection of the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) population. It is part of Betla National Park. It is spread over approx. 63 square kilometres. There are large numbers of wolf dens in the park, where the packs nest and rear their young, and where males court females during the breeding season, between November and February. According to the first count in 1979, there were 49 wolves in the sanctuary. The total population increased substantially over the next several decades, reaching 568 by 2004. In 2009, there were sadly only 58 wolves counted in the sanctuary.[4] There were 120 wolves in 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Counting of wolves to begin in Jharkhand's Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary from January next Year". etvbharat. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. "Human intervention force wolves to abandon den in their lone sanctuary". Times of india. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. "झारखंड में देश के इकलौते भेड़िया अभयारण्य में दिखा भेड़िया, कैमरे में कैद हुई तस्वीर". prabhat khabar. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. "Official apathy hits country's lone wolf sanctuary". timberwolfinformation. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. "लाकडाउन में बढ़ गई भेड़ि‍यों की आबादी, लातेहार में है देश का एकमात्र भेड़‍िया अभयारण्य". Jagran. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.


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