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[[File:Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa.jpg|thumbnail|Entrance to the Sanctuary]]<br />
'''Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary''' is located in northeastern [[Goa]], [[India]] in [[Ponda taluka]]. The total area of the park is 8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It is a popular destination for both tourists and schoolchildren. A wide variety of animal life can be encountered, including: [[sambar deer]], [[Indian bison]], [[Malabar giant squirrel]], [[Indian peafowl]] and many species of snakes.<ref>{{cite book|title=Goa|author= Paul. Harding, Bryn Thomas|year=2003|publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1740591399&id=cmO6M63ISKYC&dq=%22Bondla+Wildlife+Sanctuary%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html|isbn=1-74059-139-9}}</ref><br />
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Bondla provides sanctuary to [[leopard]]s who have been injured in human-wildlife conflict, as well as "dancing" bears and [[cobras]] who, along with their trainers, need a new life after this treatment of endangered wildlife. Bondla zoo is known for its successful breeding of [[gaur]]. As it is the only zoo in Goa, many visit the zoo. The zoo provides an excellent environment to breed and do researches on animals<br />
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==Animals==<br />
* [[Indian boar]]<br />
* [[Mugger crocodile]]<br />
* [[Rose-ringed parakeet]]<br />
* [[Alexandrine parakeet]]<br />
* [[Plum-headed parakeet]]<br />
* [[Silver pheasant]]<br />
* [[Indian cobra]]<br />
* [[Russell's viper]]<br />
* [[Bengal tiger]]<br />
* [[Gaur|Indian Gaur]]<br />
* [[Wild boar]]<br />
* [[Sambar deer]] <br />
* [[Spotted deer]]<br />
* [[Blackbuck]]<br />
* [[Hippopotamus]]<br />
* [[Rhesus macaque]]<br />
* [[Jungle cat]]<br />
* [[Spitting cobra]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131015131131/http://www.goatourism.gov.in/destinations/sanctuaries/160-bondla-wildlife-sanctuary Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary on goatourism.gov.in]<br />
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