Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Declared in 1983, it covers 138.95 sq km of tropical dry deciduous mixed forest.

Its mammals include sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, gaur, nilgai, chausingha and Indian gazelle, along with the grey wolf, wild dog, striped hyena, jackal, Indian fox and jungle cat, as well as sloth bear and wild boar. Among the birds are the Eurasian eagle owl, brown fish owl, barred owlet, red junglefowl, peafowl, Indian pitta and chestnut-shouldered petronia.