Ken Gharial Sanctuary
The Ken Gharial Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary near Panna National Park and the Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. The Ken Gharial Sanctuary is part of the Gharial Conservation association where captive bred gharials are released to help regenerate the gharial ecosystem.[1]
Location
It is located at the confluence of the Ken River and Khudar River and spread over an area of 45,201 sq.kms. It is located northeast of the Khajuraho temples and north of Panna National Park. It is usually visited along with the Raneh Falls site nearby. It is closed for visitors in monsoon season.
History
Ken Gharial Sanctuary was inaugurated by former Dy. Conservator of Forest Shri Shrawan Kumar Mishra. The Gharial Sanctuary gets its name from the 6 meter long fish-eating Gharial, a rare species of crocodile. It has played an role in the conservation of this species[2] [3]
Conservation management
The sanctuary is protected under India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The sanctuary is administered by the Department of Forest.
See also
References
- ^ Panna National Park website [1] Accessed Feb 7, 2019
- ^ Shiv Kumar Tiwari, National Parks of Madhya Pradesh: State of Bio Diversity and Human Infringement p. 117 [2] Accessed Feb 7, 2019
- ^ R. J. Rao "Conservation of Crocodiles in the Madhya Pradesh, India" in Crocodiles: Proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of Iucn-the World Conservation Union, Convened at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 2 to 7 August 1992. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN--The World Conservation Union, 1992. p.39-40 [3] Accessed Feb 9, 2019
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