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| Bori Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Hoshangabad District,Madhya Pradesh,India |
| Coordinates | 22°24′11″N78°04′48″E / 22.403°N 78.08°E /22.403; 78.08 |
| Area | 646 km2 (249 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1977 |
TheBori Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in theHoshangabad District ofMadhya Pradesh state in centralIndia. The sanctuary covers an area of 646 km2 (249 sq mi).[1]
It is located in the northern foothills of theSatpura Range. It is bounded by theSatpura National Park to the north and east, and by theTawa River to the west. The sanctuary, together with Satpura National Park and thePachmarhi Sanctuary, forms thePachmarhi Biosphere Reserve.[2]
Bori Wildlife Sanctuary includes India's oldest forest preserve, the Bori Reserve Forest, established in 1865 along the Tawa River.
The sanctuary is mostly covered in mixeddeciduous andbamboo forests, part of theEastern Highlands moist deciduous forests ecoregion. It is an important transition zone between the forests of western and eastern India. Dominant trees includeteak (Tectona grandis),dhaora (Anogeissus latifolia), andtendu (Diospyros melanoxylon), among others.
Large mammal species includetiger,leopard,wild boar,muntjac deer,gaur (Bos gaurus),chital deer (Axis axis),sambar (Cervus unicolor), andrhesus macaques.Small mammals include theflying squirrel,treeshrew,common mongoose,small Indian civet andIndian porcupine.[2]