The Mamdapur Conservation Reserve is located in
Nashik District
Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, ...
, near Manikpunj Town of Maharashtra state. The sanctuary is spread over an area of 54.46 square kilometres.
This reserve is famous for sighting scrub land birds and mammals.
Location
The sanctuary is located 35 km east of
Manmad
Manmad ( ənmaːɖ is one of the towns in Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is the third largest city in Nashik district, with a population of approximately 80,000. Geographically it lies within Nandgaon Tehsil in Nash ...
town. The nearest rail head is Nandgaon. Regular buses are available from Nandgaon Bus Stand. The forest area is open for visitors from sunrise to sunset. The place can be visited all the year around.The conservation reserve is spread over forest area of villages Rajapur, Somthanjosh, Mamdapur, Kharvandi and Devdari in Yeola taluka of Nashik Disrtrict.
Biodiversity
The reserve is famous for
black buck
The blackbuck (''Antilope cervicapra''), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains and lightly forested areas with perennial water sources.
It stands up to high at the shoulder. Mal ...
antelopes. The population of black buck is around 3000 to 4000
Gallery
File:Map of Mamdapur Conservation Reserve R3.jpg, Map of Mamdapur Conservation Reserve
References
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Wildlife sanctuaries in Maharashtra