Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary

Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary in Tripura, India.[1] It covers an area of about 389.54 square kilometres (150.40 sq mi). It is located in South Tripura region.

It provides habitat for Asian elephant, sambar, water buffalo, deer, Phayre's leaf monkey, serow, wild goat and a few migratory birds. Reptiles have also been sighted in the sanctuary.

One of the landmarks of this sanctuary is lake Dumbur, which attracted around 17 migratory bird species and 126 native bird species in the cold winters, until the number of bird visits has declined significantly in recent years.[2]

Notes
  1. "Protected area network in India" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. "Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary at crossroads". tripurachronicle.in. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

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