Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary & Tiger Reserve, Angul
Satkosia Tiger Reserve is located about 120 km distance from the Angul district of Odisha. Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary covers an area of 988.30 km². The Wildlife Sanctuary was created in 1976 with an area of 796 km². The Reserve was designated in 2007 as the Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary and the adjacent Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary. This place extends along a 22 km long gorge of the Mahanadi Eastern Ghats mountain range. The major plant communities are mixed deciduous forests including Sal and riverine forest. Mammals in this Satkoshia forest include…