Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh and in the Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was established in 1975, under the provisions of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger, in 2009. It is a part of the Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve.
Geography
Linked by the hilly Kanha-Achanakmar Corridor to the tiger reserve in Kanha, Madhya Pradesh, the sanctuary comprises of forest.Kanha-Achanakmar, WWF India The park is part of Mungeli And Bilaspur Forest Division in northwest Chhattisgarh, around north of Mungeli. The sanctuary is close to Amarkantak, the source of the Son River and Narmada River.Forest Interlude: Eco-Tourism".The Hindu, July 30, 2006
Flora
Forest vegetation mainly comprises Sal, Saja, Bija, and Bamboo.
Fauna
The sanctuary is home to the Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, chital, sambar, nilgai, gaur, elephant, four-horned antelope, chinkara, blackbuck, Indian muntjac, wild boar, striped hyena, Indian jackal, sloth bear and dhole.
See also Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Tourism in Chhattisgarh
References
External links
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary at IndiaTravel.com Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary at india9.com
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve