Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district is largely a grass-covered plateau adjoining Udanti and Sitanadi Sanctuaries of Chhatisgarh State. The sanctuary is an attraction to eco-tourists because of the waterfalls, caves, archaeological sites at Giribaman, Jumlagarh Fort, and Muraguda, and the bird observation points at Jalki and Raital Bandh in Maraguda. Sunabeda is home to 4 tigers and 20 leopards, along with other species like hyenas, barking deer, chital, gaur, sambar, sloth bears, hill mynas, peafowl, partridges, etc., and several reptilian species also inhabit the sanctuary.
Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary has an excellent biodiversity and a unique ecosystem. It has the potential for great tourist attraction due to the wilderness in its natural condition, waterfalls, and historical monuments. This sanctuary, being the source of origin and catchment of the Jonk, Sunder, and Indra rivers, plays an important role in the socio-economic development of the locality. The valley, below the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary along the Jonk River, has brick structures that date back to the time of the Koshala kingdom. The sanctuary is an ideal habitat for Barasingha. It forms a migration link for wild buffaloes across the two states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Sunabeda is a lesser-known but richly biodiverse sanctuary—ideal for eco-tourists, photographers, and those seeking rustic wilderness. It offers wildlife sightings, picturesque waterfalls, captivating tribal experiences, and heritage ruins tucked into forested plateaus.
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