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Friday 24 June 2011

AcHaNaKmAr

Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife park in Chhattisgarh, India.
The sanctuary houses a number of endangered animal species, including leopards, Bengal tigers, and wild bison.The sanctuary is home to leopards, gaur, chital, Bengal tigers, striped hyena, jackals , the sloth bear, dhole, sambar, nilgai, four-horned antelope, chinkara, blackbuck, muntjak, Antilope cervicapra, Indian muntjac, and wild boar, among other species


The Achanakmar wildlife sanctuary was established in 1975, under provisions of the 1972 Wildlife Protection Act. It comprises 557.55km2 of forest, and is linked by the hilly Kanha-Achanakmar Corridor to the tiger reserve in Kanha, Madhya Pradesh[1]. The park is part of Bilaspur Forest Division in northwest Chhattisgarh, around 55 km north-west of Bilaspur. The nearest railway station is at Belgahna. Achanakmar is easily approchable from PENDRA ROAD AND BILAS PURrailway station, Bus,rental car and all type of vehicle are available to visit and enjoy this beauty place