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{{Short description|Indian nature preserve}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Barda Wildlife Sanctuary
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| location = [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Ranavav]]
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| established = 1979
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'''Barda Wildlife Sanctuary''' is located in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is situated approximately {{Convert|31|km|mi}} from [[Ranavav]], {{convert|49|km}} from [[Porbandar]] and {{convert|100|km}} west of [[Gir Forest National Park]]. Previous to its 1979 establishment as a wildlife sanctuary, Barda was a private reserve for Porbandar and [[Jamnagar district|Jamnagar]].<ref name="Mitra2005">{{cite book|last=Mitra|first=Sudipta|title=Gir Forest and the Saga of the Asiatic Lion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J0rME6RjC1sC&pg=PA228|accessdate=23 November 2012|year=2005|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-183-2|pages=228–}}</ref> Approximately 4,00,000 people live in Barda.<ref name="Mitra2005" />

==Geography==
Barda is {{convert|282|sqkm}} in size with an altitude of {{convert|79.2|-|617.8|meter}} above sea level. The terrain is hilly and undulating; there are slopes and exposed rocks. The [[tropical climate]] is characterized by very hot summers. There are two rivers, [[Bileshvary River]] and [[Joghri River]], and two dams, Khambala and Fodara.<ref name="Mitra2005" /> There are several forest sub-types, such as southern [[tropical forest]], southern dry mixed [[deciduous forest]] and northern tropical thorn forest, while other predominant [[flora]] include [[Euphorbia]] scrub, dry deciduous scrub, and dry bamboo brakes. The sanctuary area supports around 750 '[[maldhari]]' families in 68 'nesses'. The agricultural fields and wasteland, where [[water scarcity]] is the main problem. And these maldhari families encounter this problem throughout summer months. And the green patch of the sanctuary helps to provide ecological balance by improving the water system of the area by restoring the ground water. One can also visit Kileshwar, a temple improved by '[[Jam Sahib|Jamsahib]]' of Jamnagar, is a magnificent attraction of this area. Barda Hills Wildlife Sanctuary range is a green valley, encompassed by timberland and agricultural fields.

==Flora and fauna==
There are several forest sub-types, such as southern tropical forest, southern dry mixed deciduous forest and northern tropical thorn forest, while other predominant flora include Euphorbia scrub, dry deciduous scrub, and dry bamboo brakes. Important [[fauna]] are [[Asiatic lion]], [[Indian leopard]], [[nilgai|blue bull]], [[chinkara]], [[blackbuck]], and [[Indian wolf]].<ref name="Negi2002">{{cite book|last=Negi|first=Sharad Singh|title=Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JYFmoOWfmX8C&pg=PA101|accessdate=23 November 2012|date=1 March 2002|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-128-3|pages=101– |edition=3rd }}</ref><ref>https://thenewsmill.com/2025/08/world-lion-day-2025-barda-sanctuary-thrives-with-17-lions-25-leopards/</ref>

==See also==
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]]
*[[List of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Gujarat, India]]

==References==
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[[Category:Protected areas established in 1979]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Porbandar district]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Gujarat]]

Barda Wildlife Sanctuary - Revision history

SamiraKeister30 at 14:00, 26 February 2026