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Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary

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Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary protects an urban fringe forest and watershed about 15 kilometers southwest of Guwahati City in Assam, India, bordering the state of Meghalaya. Declared a wildlife sanctuary by Assam Gazette notification on April 7, 2022, it is classified IUCN Category IV and covers about 117 square kilometers. Serving as the key urban wildlife site and catchment area for Guwahati, it holds recorded populations of 36 mammal species, 219 bird species, 38 reptile species, and 139 tree species, including hoolock gibbons and Malayan giant squirrels, and provides watershed protection and eco tourism functions under the Ministry of Environment and Forests. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 1
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India 1
Sources
1. Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Garbhanga and Rani Reserve Forest) is a wildlife sanctuary on the southwestern side of Guwahati City, bordering the state of Meghalaya, India.
  • Introduction
    Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary protects an urban fringe forest and watershed about 15 kilometers southwest of Guwahati City in Assam, India, bordering the state of Meghalaya.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
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Wikidata: Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary
Wikidata Q113133799, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: India
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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