Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
Purna Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Wildlife Sanctuary | |
 Purna River from Campsite Wildlife Sanctuary named after Purna River | |
  Purna Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Gujarat, India  Purna Wildlife Sanctuary Purna Wildlife Sanctuary (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°55′N 73°42′E / 20.91°N 73.7°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Dang District, India |
| Purna Wildlife Sanctuary | July 1990 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160.84 km2 (62.10 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ30 |
| Nearest city | Vyara |
| Governing body | Government 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.
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- ^ Biodiversity Conservation Under the Project State Environmental Action Programmme[sic]. Gujarat Ecological Society. 2002. p. 59.
- ^ 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.
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