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Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary

Sanctuary of 430 sq km in Balrampur Ramanujganj district, home to nilgai, chinkara, leopard and sloth bear

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01 — The story

Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary covers 430.35 sq km in the Balrampur Ramanujganj district of Chhattisgarh. It was declared a protected area in 1978.

The forest is tropical deciduous, both moist and dry. Its major animals include nilgai, spotted deer, sambar and chinkara, with Indian fox, leopard, wild boar and sloth bear. Birdlife includes storks, parrots, quails, green pigeons, jungle fowl, peacocks, woodpeckers and darters, and among the reptiles are the common krait, cat snake, rat snake, grass skink and rock agama.

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02 — About

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