Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary
{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
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| photo = Deer, Sepahijala WLS.jpg
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| photo_caption = Chital at the sanctuary
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| location = Bishalgarh, West Tripura district
| nearest_city = Agartala
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| area = {{cvt|18.53|km2}}
| established = 1987
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Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the West Tripura district of the Indian state of Tripura.{{cite web|url=https://sepahijala.nic.in/tourist-place/sepahijala-wildlife-santuary/|title=Sepahijala WildLife Santuary|work=Government of Tripura|access-date= 23 June 2021}}
History
Wildlife
The sanctuary hosts carnivores, primates, ungulates, reptiles and nearly 150 species of birds. The primates include rhesus macaque, pig-tailed macaque, capped langur and dusky langur. The sanctuary has been developed both as a wildlife sanctuary and as an academic and research centre. There are several lakes within the sanctuary and the weather is temperate except for the two humid summer months of March and April.{{cite report|url=https://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/9%20Compendium%20Book_2021_Low%20%281%29%20%282%29.pdf|title=National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|work=Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India|date=November 2021|access-date=1 June 2024}}
See also
References
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{{Protected Areas of India}}
Category:West Tripura district
Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Tripura
Category:Protected areas established in 1987
Category:1987 establishments in Tripura
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