Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary covers 191 sq km in Keonjhar district, Odisha, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It was declared in 1978, after a task force on crocodile farming chose the Salandi dam reservoir for releasing mugger. Its potential for elephants was recognised later, and it now forms part of the Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve, and is connected with Similipal Tiger Reserve and Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary.

The land lies in the catchment of the Salandi and is crossed by several streams, under mixed deciduous forest that includes sal. Hadagarh reservoir, a 31.83 sq km body of water within the sanctuary, attracts migratory and resident water birds, and the dam, built where the river runs between two mountains, is the area's biggest tourist attraction. Leopard, tiger, fishing cat, langur, pangolin and hyena are among the mammals listed, along with 156 bird species.