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Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary

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Geography
Ecosystems
Faunal diversity
Floral Diversity
Gallery
Animals in the Sanctuary
Notes
External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife refuge in the Murud and Roha talukas of Raigad district, Maharashtra state, India.^[1] It was created in 1986 to preserve some of the coastal woodland ecosystem of the Western Ghats and consists of 6979 hectares of forest, grasslands and wetlands. The area was once part of the hunting reserves of the princely state of Murud-Janjira.^[2]

Geography

The Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary is located some 140 km from Mumbai at {{Coord|18.3441|N|73.05908|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark|format=dms}}. There are four main trails through the sanctuary that takes in the main waterholes, Gunyacha Maal, Chikhalgaan and Phansadgaan, that are some of the best places to see wildlife. The "Sacred Groves" is located near Supegaon. Pockets of open grassland, called mals, occur throughout the sanctuary. The sanctuary is best approachable by road from Murud-Janjira and Roha. The nearest railhead is Roha.

Ecosystems

coastal woodland ecosystem of the Western Ghats

Faunal diversity

Representative fauna include:

Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)^[1]
muntjac (barking deer)
hyena ((Hyaena hyaena)
leopard or panther (Panthera pardus)
Bombay earth snake (Uropeltis macrolepis) and
Ceylon cat snake (Boiga ceylonensis)
Sambar (Cervus unicolour)
Mouse deer (Tragulus meminna)
Python

Avifauna includes:

Sri Lankan frogmouth
Crested Serpent Eagle

Floral Diversity

Representative flora includes: ain, kinjal, teak, hirda, jamba, mango, and various ficus.^[1]

Gallery

Animals in the Sanctuary

Notes

1. ^¹²{{Cite web|title=Phansad Jungle|publisher=Rohan Gurao, Website for Roha|url=http://www.rohaonline.com/phansad.htm}}
2. ^{{Cite web|author=Puthran, Aayush|title=Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary|publisher=India Travel|url=http://travel.india.com/destinations/phansad-wildlife-sanctuary-2}}

External links

{{Cite web|title=Satellite image|url=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KKjMMKe4XGQ/TE1W1bxKBCI/AAAAAAAAGnQ/oB6CjJodTh8/s1600/phansad.jpg}}

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