Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary

Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary lies in Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, covering 104.45 sq km beside two rivers, the Eib and the Dorki. The land was once the hunting ground of the Maharaja of Jashpur, and it became a protected area in 1976.

The forest here is tropical deciduous, both moist and dry. Its mammals include the Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, leopard, sloth bear, striped hyena, Indian wolf and wild dog, along with deer and antelope such as chausingha, nilgai, sambar and barking deer. Among the birds are the brown fish owl, Indian pitta and red jungle fowl, while reptiles include the common krait, rat snake and fan-throated lizard.