Context: Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary declared 'Maoist-free', showing growth in wildlife. Key Features: Biodiversity hotspot, proposed Tiger Reserve. Significance: Critical corridor for Wild Water Buffalo, ideal habitat for Hard-ground Barasingha and Nilgai.
• Biodiversity hotspot in Odisha
• Recently declared 'Maoist-free'
• Flourishing leopard population
• Part of proposed Tiger Reserve
• Vital ecological bridge in Central India
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Q1.In which state is the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary located?