Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary

Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary

News: The first-ever bird survey in Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary was conducted recently, and the volunteers recorded 186 species of birds.

About:
 Found in Thane District of Maharashtra, 90 km northeast of Mumbai in the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is known to be a paradise for birdwatchers.
 The Sanctuary has Southern Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest, with a few patches of Evergreen forest.
 It consists of trees like Kalamb, Bibla, Khair, Hed, Teak, and Bamboo.
 At least 54 species of animals and 200 species of birds exist in the sanctuary.
 Major wild animals are Panther, Barking deer, Mouse deer, Hyena, Wild boar,
 Two Critically Endangered Gyps species of vultures, the Vulnerable Pallas’s Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus, is also seen here.