Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary: Aravalli Biodiversity and Rajasthan Wildlife

Category: Environment & Biodiversity

  • Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Rajasthan.
  • It extends around the historic Kumbhalgarh Fort in the Aravalli Hills.
  • The sanctuary spreads across parts of Rajsamand, Udaipur and Pali districts.
  • Vegetation is primarily dry deciduous and thorny forest.
  • Important fauna includes leopard, sloth bear, wolf, chinkara, nilgai and various birds.
  • It forms part of the important Aravalli ecological landscape.
  • UPSC Focus: Rajasthan protected areas, Aravallis, Kumbhalgarh Fort.