Tral Wildlife Sanctuary
Tral Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Pulwama district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was formed on 26 October 2019, for the protection of the endangered hangul in the region. It is spread over an area of 154.15 km2 (59.52 sq mi) [1] and came into being by merging Panyar-Shikargah and Khiram wildlife conservation reserves and few other forest compartments of Awantipora forest division.[2] The sanctuary acts as a buffer around the Dachigam National Park and Overa-Aru wildlife sanctuary. As of 2024, there are 14 Hanguls in the sanctuary, second to Dachigam National Park which has 275 Hanguls. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wildlife sanctuary tag for Tral for Hungul protection".
- ^ Network, KL News (2019-10-26). "Tral Wildlife Sanctuary comes into being". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "{Census} Hangul population in J&K sees uptick, wildlife dept elated". Hindustan Times. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
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