TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES
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Sunderbans
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Assam forests
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the Rann of Kachch
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Cauvery delta
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary also known as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India. It is spread over an area of 4954 km². The wildlife sanctuary was established in 1972 and came under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wolf, hyena, jackal, chinkara, wild ass, bluebull, wild boar, Indian porcupine, pale hedgehog, mongoose, rufous-tailed hare, desert fox, spiny tailed lizard etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -The wild ass, locally known as Ghudkhar and found only in the small Rann of Kutch in Gujarat in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -The site supports many locally and globally threatened species, including the great Indian bustard, houbara bustard, sarus crane, and striped hyena and supports more than 1% of the biogeographical population of flamingos.
Detailed explanation-5: -Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur), commonly known as the ghudkhar, still exists in this sanctuary.