{"id":159682,"date":"2025-03-21T19:52:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=159682"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:22:33","slug":"sagareshwar-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/sagareshwar-wildlife-sanctuary","title":{"rendered":"Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently a study was conducted using the <\/span><b>line transect method<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and\u00a0 <\/span><b>trap cameras <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to estimate sambar and cheetal populations.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was the first time this mapping method was used in the sanctuary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Recent Findings on Wildlife Population<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Deer Population Density<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Sambar Density:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 49.5 per square km<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Cheetal (Spotted Deer) Density:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 54.15 per square km<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary has a total of <\/span><b>536 sambars and 295 cheetals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other observed species include wild boar, monkeys, rabbits, foxes, and peacocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>India&#8217;s first man-made wildlife sanctuary, established in 1985 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over 10.87 sq. km with the aim\u00a0 to <\/span><b>support biodiversity.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located near <\/span><b>Kundal town in the Sangli district of Maharashtra.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary is named after the ancient <\/span><b>Sagareshwar Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary consists of an artificially cultivated forest with no perennial water supply<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprises Southern <\/span><b>Dry Mixed Deciduous and Southern Thorn Forest.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Major flora <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">includes Tamarind, Neem, Eucalyptus, Acacia, Agave, and Khair trees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Faun:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most wildlife species were artificially introduced into the sanctuary.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Large herbivores: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sambar, Blackbuck (extinct in the sanctuary), Chital (Spotted Deer), Muntjac (Barking Deer), and Wild Boar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Small carnivores: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyenas, Foxes, and Porcupines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Birds: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peacocks and other avian species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; 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