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Danta
Wildlife
Jessore Sloth Bear Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Gujarat, India, was declared a Wildlife sanctuary in the year 1978 A.D. in the month of May. The region of Jessore is located on the boundary between Rajasthan and Gujarat, situated in India. It covers an area of approx. 180 sq. Kms. It is has a hilly and rugged terrain, which is a home to a large number of endangered species. Jessore Sloth Bear Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India, in a way also plays an important role in the sustenance of the green zone beyond the Desert region of Rajasthan, India. Jessore is a safe haven for the Sloth Bear, which is an animal greatly popular with the tourists and the adventure seeking travelers who come to visit Jessore Sloth Bear Wildlife Sanctuary, situated in Gujarat, India. Sloth bear, leopard, sambar, blue bull, wildboar, porcupine and variety of birds are found here. How to Get There
Balaram Ambaji Wild Life Sanctuary Sloth bear, Leopard, Hyena, Wolf, Nilgai, Jungle cat, Indian hare are the main species here. Situated in the picturesque Aravali hill series in the northern most part of Gujarat, along Gujarat-Rajasthan border, Balaram-Ambaji Wild life Sanctuary is a treasure house of rare medicinal herbs and shrubs together with rare and endangered species of wild life. Lying between 24° 10' to 24° 30' latitude and 72° 20' to 73° 00' longitude, this picturesque 542.08 sq. km. tract of forest in Banaskantha district was declared as a Sanctuary by Government of Gujarat vide its notification No. GVN/27/WLP/1088/850-V2 dated 7 Aug. 1989 for the purpose of protection, propagation and conservation of the wild life and its environment. The forests of the sanctuary play an important role in conserving the depleting eco-system of Aravalis and in controlling the southward expansion of Thar Desert. The forest areas, interspersed with numerous hills and hillocks form the watershed for Dantiwada and Dharoi dams of north Gujarat. It also constitutes part of the catchment areas of Sabarmati and Banas, which are two important rivers of north Gujarat. The ecological boundaries of the sanctuary amalgamate with forests of Rajasthan State in the north and spread into agricultural fields all around providing ecological security and ameliorate environment to the semi arid region of North Gujarat which is threatened by expanding desert. The floral constituents of the sanctuary are classified into Southern Dry Mixed Deciduous and Desert Thorn forests.
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Jessore
Sloth Bear Sanctuary
Location:
Panthawada