Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary
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Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Nadia District
, West Bengal
,beside NH-34 has a large population of Spotted deer, Jackal
, Bengal fox
, Porcupine
, Common Langur. Other species includes Parakeets, Indian Cuckoo
, Barbet
s and other smaller birds and pythons.You can see many type of trees & small crocodile , generally known as gharials.
It is located in the Nakashipara
area. Spread over an area of 67 hectares it was established in 1980. As per the 1995 census, it had 297 deers. It has about fifty species of wildlife including python, jungle cat, porcupine, monitor lizard, and a variety of snakes and birds.
Nadia District
Nadia district is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India. It borders with Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north....
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
,beside NH-34 has a large population of Spotted deer, Jackal
Jackal
Although the word jackal has been historically used to refer to many small- to medium-sized species of the wolf genus of mammals, Canis, today it most properly and commonly refers to three species: the black-backed jackal and the side-striped jackal of sub-Saharan Africa, and the golden jackal of...
, Bengal fox
Bengal Fox
The Bengal fox , also known as the Indian fox, is a fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent and is found from the Himalayan foothills and Terai of Nepal through southern India and from southern and eastern Pakistan to eastern India and southeastern Bangladesh.-Appearance:Vulpes bengalensis is a...
, Porcupine
Porcupine
Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend or camouflage them from predators. They are indigenous to the Americas, southern Asia, and Africa. Porcupines are the third largest of the rodents, behind the capybara and the beaver. Most porcupines are about long, with...
, Common Langur. Other species includes Parakeets, Indian Cuckoo
Indian Cuckoo
The Indian Cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, that is found in Asia from Pakistan and India, Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and north to China and Russia. It is a solitary and shy bird, found in forests and open woodland at up to 3,600 m.-Description:This is a medium...
, Barbet
Barbet
American barbets, family Capitonidae, are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes which inhabit humid forests in Central and South America. They are closely related to the toucans....
s and other smaller birds and pythons.You can see many type of trees & small crocodile , generally known as gharials.
It is located in the Nakashipara
Nakashipara
Nakashipara is an administrative division in Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Nakashipara police station serves this block. Headquarters of this block is at Nakashipara...
area. Spread over an area of 67 hectares it was established in 1980. As per the 1995 census, it had 297 deers. It has about fifty species of wildlife including python, jungle cat, porcupine, monitor lizard, and a variety of snakes and birds.