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In December 2019, a newly constituted State Wildlife Advisory Board (SWLAB) discussed many projects, including the doubling of the railway line, a transmission line and a highway expansion proposal that would affect the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary. [18] Soon after, protests began across Goa, led by millennials using the hashtag # ...
Mollem (pronounced mole; the alphabet m is silent) is a small village in Goa, South India on National Highway 4 near the border with Karnataka in the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountain range at the beginning of Anmod Ghat. It comes under the Dharbandora block. [1] The village is the primary entry point for Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem ...
Pages in category "Wildlife sanctuaries in Goa" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park;
Map of Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park, showing Tambdi Surla The temple is at 15°26′20″N 74°15′8″E / 15.43889°N 74.25222°E / 15.43889; 74.25222 near a small village called Tambdi Surla located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Bolcornem village, in the north east region of the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary ...
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Goa [9] [23] Sanctuary Declared Area (km 2) District Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary: 1967 133 North Goa: Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary: 1969 8 North Goa: Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary: 1988 1.78 North Goa: Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary: 1968 85.65 South Goa: Madei Wildlife Sanctuary: 1999 208.48 North Goa: Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary ...
Goa has more than 33% of its geographic area under government forests (1224.38 km²) of which about 62% has been brought under Protected Areas (PA) of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Park. Since there is a substantial area under private forests and a large tract under cashew, mango, coconut, etc. plantations, the total forest and tree cover ...
[6] [7] India is notable among CAF countries, with an extensive series of important bird areas and protected areas including bird sanctuaries, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in wetlands that provide convenient stopover and wintering areas for migratory birds using the Central Asian Flyway. Spot-billed pelican at Pulicat Lake
Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Verlem, in the Sanguem Taluka region of South-Eastern Goa, around 65km from Goa Airport. It is adjacent to Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve, Karnataka on the eastern side, Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa on the southern side and Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park on the northern side which in turn forms a contiguous protected area along ...