TNPSC Thervupettagam

Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary - Maoist free status

February 4 , 2026 14 hrs 0 min 38 0
  • Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Odisha’s Nuapada district.
  • It was recently declared Maoist-free status.
  • It is also witnessing a significant rise in leopard presence.
  • Officials claim that over 70 leopards may inhabit the sanctuary
  • It is also a proposed tiger reserve.
  • A 2016 state tiger census recorded four tigers.
  • But the latest national report released in July last year found none.
  • The sanctuary forms the catchment area of the Jonk River, a tributary of the Mahanadi.
  • The sanctuary is also the source of the rivers of Sunder and Indra.

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