Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary

Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary
Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary
Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary
Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary
Location Kotra tehsil and Jhadol tehsil, Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Nearest city Udaipur, Rajasthan
Coordinates 24°12′54″N 73°14′43″E / 24.2150223°N 73.245354°E / 24.2150223; 73.245354Coordinates: 24°12′54″N 73°14′43″E / 24.2150223°N 73.245354°E / 24.2150223; 73.245354
Area 511.41 km2 (197.46 sq mi)
Established 1983
Governing body Rajasthan State Forest Department

Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Udaipur District of Rajasthan, in the southern Aravalli Hills bordering the state of Gujarat.[1] It was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary on October 6, 1983, by the Government of Rajasthan.[2][3]

Geography

The area of the Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary is 511.41 km2.,[4] of which 365.92 km2 is Reserved Forest and 145.49 km2 is Protected Forests.[5] The sanctuary is spread over Kotra and Jhadol tehsils of Udaipur district.[2] There are 134 villages present inside the sanctuary.[2] Elevation of the terrain within the sanctuary varies from 600–900 m above MSL.[6] The climate in the sanctuary is classified as semi-arid, with an annual rainfall of 730 mm.[6][5]

Wildlife

Wild animals observed in the Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary include flying squirrel,[7] three-striped palm squirrel, mouse deer,[8] panther,[9] leopard, hanuman langur, Indian peafowl, jungle cat, Bengal fox, golden jackal, striped hyena, grey junglefowl, and green whip snake.[1]

Facilities

The Phulwari ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary is administered out of headquarters located in Kotra, Udaipur District, Rajasthan.[2] There are three rest houses located inside and around the sanctuary, at Mamer, Panarwa, and Kotra.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Sharma, B.K.; Kulshreshtha, Seema; Rahmani, Asad R. (2013). Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India: Conservation and Management of Vertebrates. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 37. ISBN 9783319013459.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Annual Plan of Operations for Phulwari-ki-Nal Wildlife Sanctuary For The Year 2007-2008" (PDF). Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rajasthan State Notification F11 (1) Revenue / 8 / 83 dated 6 October 1983" (PDF). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Kankane, P.L. (2000). Status Survey of Chinkara and Desert Cat in Rajasthan (PDF). Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India. p. 45. ISBN 81-85874-30-1.
  5. 1 2 "Assessment of Biodiversity in Phulwari-ki-Nal Wildlife Sanctuary: A Conservation Perspective" (PDF). Foundation for Ecological Security. March 4, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Sharma, Satish Kumar (1996). "Amphibians of Phulwari Ki Nal Wildlife Sanctuary". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 92: 271–272.
  7. ↑ Koli, Vijay Kumar; Bhatnagar, Chhaya; Sharma, Satish Kumar (January–February 2013). "Distribution and Status of Indian Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista philippensis Elliot) in Rajasthan, India". National Academy Science Letters. 36: 27–33.
  8. ↑ Ecological Profile Gogunda, Rajasthan (PDF). Foundation for Ecological Security. 2017. p. 28.
  9. ↑ Mathur, Ashok (7 February 2018). "Panthers are entering cities. Question is whether to kill or save them?". Udaipurblog.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

Further reading

  • Banu, Farhat; Sharma, Satish Kumar (2016). "A Note on Bryophytic Flora of Certain 'Nals' of Phulwari Wildlife Sanctuary" (PDF). Indian Journal of Environmental Sciences. 20 (1&2): 53–57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  • Satish Kumar, Sharma (2017). "Identifying sites for promoting ecotourism in Phulwari-ki-nal Wildlife Sanctuary (PWLS), Southern Aravalli Hills of India". IIOAB Journal. 8 (1): 15–21.
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