Koyna game reserve

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Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
Koyna Game Reserve (India)
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Coordinates: 17 ° 32 ′ 56.4 "  N , 73 ° 45 ′ 10.8"  E
Location: India
Next city: Sangli
Surface: 423.55 km²
Founding: 1985
Address: http://www.mahaforest.nic.in/sanctuary_detail.php?sat_id=26&sid=33
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The Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is a game reserve in the Indian state of Maharashtra , located in the Kolhapur district and was founded in 1985. It belongs to the coastal mountains of Western Ghats and is thus part of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage . The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources classified the area in category IV and has now been proposed as a national park (category II). It forms the northern part of the 741.22 km² Sahyadri Tiger Reserve , while the Chandoli National Park represents the southern part.

flora

  • View of the reservoir

  • Fruits of the longan tree

  • View of the dam

The reserve is characterized by dense forests, which are divided into the three areas of Vasota , Maharkhor and Indavli Met . Lake Shivasagar, which was dammed up for the use of water power , and the Western Ghats Mountains form the natural boundaries. There are extensive moist deciduous forests and subtropical rainforests in which rare species such as the longan tree and oil fruit trees of the genus Elaeocarpus grow. Climbing plants are particularly common, as are medicinal and aromatic plants.

fauna

  • Bengal or King Tiger

  • Gaur in the Indian National Park

  • Sloth bears have long digging claws

  • Sambar, deer calf, around 6 weeks old

  • Male of the Indian muntjac

  • Deer piglet

  • Hanuman langur, a sacred animal of India

  • Giant squirrel

  • Red chalk woodpecker

  • Brown-headed woodpecker ( Dendrocopos nanus )

  • Elven bluebird female

  • King cobra with clearly recognizable transverse ligaments

The wildlife is very diverse: Here live Bengal tiger , Indian leopard , Indian bison , sloth bear , sambar or horse deer, barking deer , mouse deer , gray langur , otters and giant squirrel . Among the birds are the round-tailed woodpecker , the red chalk woodpecker , the rare brown-headed woodpecker ( Dendrocopos nanus ), the elven blue bird , the dragged nightjar ( Caprimulgus climacurus ) and the crested hawk ( Accipiter trivirgatus ). Numerous reptiles such as the light tiger python and the king cobra as well as rare amphibians are common here.

geography

The Shivasagar reservoir extends over a length of up to 50 km and covers an area of ​​up to 891.78 km². The water depth reaches 80 m. When the dam was built in the early 1960s, the landscape was permanently changed. Since 1967 17 earthquakes M ≥ 5, over 150 earthquakes M ≥ 4 and several thousand smaller earth tremors have been registered, some of which are triggered by the pressure of the large body of water. The Koyna River is a tributary of Krishna .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Koyna Game Reserve (English)
  2. ^ Lit .: Gupta, Mandal, Rastogi: How long ... , abstract, p. 202 (pdf p. 1)