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KARLAPAT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Kalahandi district and a popular tourist attraction of Odisha in India.
Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary is about 15 km from Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district.
The sanctuary covers an area of 175 square kilometres (68 sq mi).
It lies within the Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forestsecoregion.
Major plant communities include mixed deciduous forests and scrublands.
This sanctuary is home to many wildlife species like tiger, leopard, sambar, nilgai, barking deer, mouse deer, a wide variety of birds like green munia, Great Eared-nightjar and various reptiles

Asian Elephants:

There are three subspecies of Asian elephant which are the Indian, Sumatran and Sri Lankan.
Global Population estimated 20,000 to 40,000.
The Indian subspecies has the widest range and accounts for the majority of the remaining elephants on the continent.
There are around 28,000 elephants in India with around 25% of them in Karnataka.

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered.

Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I.

SOURCE:PIB,THE HINDU,

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