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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in India}}{{Infobox protected area<br /> | name = Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary<br /> | iucn_category = IV<br /> | map = India Madhya Pradesh#India<br /> | relief = 1<br /> | mapframe = Yes<br /> | mapframe-zoom = 9<br /> | location = Ghatigaon, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, India<br /> | area = 511<br /> | established = 1981<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[wildlife sanctuaries of India|wildlife sanctuary]] situated at [[Ghatigaon]] in [[India]]. Ghatigaon covers 511.0 km² in [[Madhya Pradesh]] state, west of the city of [[Gwalior]].&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Ghatigaon&quot;. &#039;&#039;Protected Planet&#039;&#039;. Accessed 5 May 2020. [https://www.protectedplanet.net/9247]&lt;/ref&gt; It extends to [[Tigra Dam]], and includes part of the reservoir.<br /> <br /> It was established in 1981 to protect habitat of the [[great Indian bustard]] &#039;&#039;(Ardeotis nigriceps)&#039;&#039;. It is home to many other birds, as well as [[blackbuck]] &#039;&#039;(Antilope cervicapra)&#039;&#039;, [[chital]] &#039;&#039;(Axis axis)&#039;&#039;, [[wild boar]], and [[striped hyena]] &#039;&#039;(Hyaena hyaena)&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary&quot;. Wildlife in India Foundation. Accessed 5 May 2020. [https://wildlifeinindia.in/ghatigaon-wildlife-sanctuary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117040509/http://wildlifeinindia.in/ghatigaon-wildlife-sanctuary/|date=2020-01-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The sanctuary in the [[Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests]] ecoregion. The predominant vegetation is low shrubland and woodland. The predominant tree species is [[Senegalia catechu|khair]] (&#039;&#039;Senegalia catechu&#039;&#039;), with [[Diospyros melanoxylon|tendu]] (&#039;&#039;Diospyros melanoxylon&#039;&#039;), [[Vachellia leucophloea|reonjha]] (&#039;&#039;Vachellia leucophloea&#039;&#039;), and others. Shrubland species include &#039;&#039;[[Zizyphus]]&#039;&#039; spp. and the grasses &#039;&#039;[[Eragrostis tenella]], [[Aristida hystrix]]&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;[[Apluda mutica]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt; Tiwari, Shiv Kumar (1997) &#039;&#039;Wildlife Sanctuaries of Madhya Pradesh: State of Bio Diversity and Human Infringement&#039;&#039;. APH Publishing, 1997.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [https://wildlifeinindia.in/ghatigaon-wildlife-sanctuary/ Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary (Wildlife in India Foundation)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117040509/http://wildlifeinindia.in/ghatigaon-wildlife-sanctuary/ |date=2020-01-17 }}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|26.166|77.927|type:landmark_region:IN_dim:20000|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests]]<br /> [[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Gwalior district]]<br /> [[Category:1981 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Protected areas established in 1981]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-protected-area-stub}}</div>

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