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Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Photo of an Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)
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LocationLatehar district, Jharkhand, India
Coordinates23°26′N 84°02′E / 23.433°N 84.033°E / 23.433; 84.033
Area63.25 km.
Established1976
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand
Websiteforest.jharkhand.gov.in/wildlife/mahuadand.aspx

Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in Latehar district of Jharkhand. It is part of Palamau Tiger Reserve. It was declared to be a wildlife sanctuary in 1976 for the protection of the Indian wolf. It is the only wolf sanctuary in the country.

History

In 1976, the sanctuary was declared a wolf sanctuary for the protection of the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) population. It is part of Palamau Tiger Reserve. It is spread over approx. 63 square kilometres. There are large numbers of wolf dens in the park, where the packs nest and rear their young, and where males court females during the breeding season, between November and February. According to the first count in 1979, there were 49 wolves in the sanctuary. In 2009, there were 58 wolves counted in the sanctuary. There were 120 wolves in 2020. According to survey of wild life Institute in 2024, there were four packs and 70 wolves in the sanctuary.

References

  1. "Counting of wolves to begin in Jharkhand's Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary from January next Year". etvbharat. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. "Human intervention force wolves to abandon den in their lone sanctuary". Times of india. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. "झारखंड में देश के इकलौते भेड़िया अभयारण्य में दिखा भेड़िया, कैमरे में कैद हुई तस्वीर". prabhat khabar. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. "Official apathy hits country's lone wolf sanctuary". timberwolfinformation. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. "लाकडाउन में बढ़ गई भेड़ि‍यों की आबादी, लातेहार में है देश का एकमात्र भेड़‍िया अभयारण्य". Jagran. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. "1970 के बाद पहली बार हो रहा भेड़ियों का सर्वे, झारखंड में हैं 70 दुर्लभ प्रजाति के इंडियन ग्रे वुल्फ - Survey of wolves". ETV Bharat. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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