Purna Wildlife Sanctuary

Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife Sanctuary
Purna River from Campsite Wildlife Sanctuary named after Purna River
Purna River from Campsite
Wildlife Sanctuary named after Purna River
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Gujarat
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Gujarat, India
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary is located in India
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
Coordinates: 20°55′N 73°42′E / 20.91°N 73.7°E / 20.91; 73.7
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictDang District, India
Purna Wildlife SanctuaryJuly 1990
Area
 • Total160.84 km2 (62.10 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ30
Nearest cityVyara
Governing bodyGovernment of India, Government of Gujarat

Purna Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats mountain range, in the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra, India. In the South Gujarat, it is located between Vyara, Tapi District and Ahwa, Dang District, and in Maharashtra, it is located in Nandurbar District. Apart from the Dangs' District, it is a part of the Northern Division of the Dangs' Forest.[1][2][3]

It was declared a sanctuary in July 1990.[4] It derives its name from the Purna River, which flows through it.

  1. ^ "Mahal Eco Campsite". Gujarat Tourism. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ Biodiversity Conservation Under the Project State Environmental Action Programmme[sic]. Gujarat Ecological Society. 2002. p. 59.
  3. ^ Trivedi, Pranav; Soni, V. C. "Significant bird records and local extinctions in Purna and Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuaries, Gujarat, India" (PDF). 22. Forktail: 39–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Forest and Environment Department, Gujarat Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine