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Koka Wildlife Sanctuary

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The sanctuary is located 20 km east of Bhandara town. The nearest rail and airport head is Nagpur. Regular buses at an interval of 30 minutes are available from
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The trees in the forest are 100 year old. Migratory birds from Siberia visit the lake inside the sanctuary during winter season. There is an abundant population of
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Bus Stand from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm. The sanctuary is open for visitors from sunrise to sunset. There are many hotels and resorts located near Bhandara town.
94: 43: 323: 195:, gaurs, Chital, Sambhar deer and wild dogs in the sanctuary. There is no village inside Koka sanctuary. The entire area was declared as 159:, near Bhandara Town of Maharashtra state. The sanctuary is spread over an area of 92.34 square kilometres. This sanctuary is a part of 199:
in 1879; hence, no rights of any individual exists in the sanctuary. The reserve was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2013.
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IUCN category
national park
Map showing the location of Koka Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhandara District
Nagpur
Bhandara
21°12′24.7″N 79°48′22.8″E / 21.206861°N 79.806333°E / 21.206861; 79.806333
Bhandara District
Nawegaon nagzira Tiger Reserve
Bhandara
Tigers
leopards
Sloth bears
reserved forest
Map of Koka WL Sanctuary



"Koka Wildlife Sanctuary"
"Nawegaon Nagazira Tiger reserve"
"Govt approves 92.34 sq km Koka sanctuary in Bhandara"
Categories
IUCN Category II
Wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra

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