Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary
Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Wildlife sanctuary | |
Critically endangered Pseudophilautus amboli in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Coordinates: 15°34′18″N 74°10′15″E / 15.57167°N 74.17083°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Declared date: | 18 May 1999 |
| Area | |
• Total | 208.48 km2 (80.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Nearest city | Valpoi |
| IUCN category | IV |
| Official website: | Goa Wildlife Sanctuaries |
| Governing body | Goa Forest Department |
| Precipitation | 3,800 millimetres (150 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 28.2 °C (82.8 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.3 °C (73.9 °F) |
| Tiger reserve proposal under review | |
The Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is a 208.5-km2 (80.5-mi2) protected area in the Indian state of Goa in the Western Ghats of South India. It is located in the North Goa District, Sattari taluka near the town of Valpoi. The sanctuary is an area of high biodiversity, and is being considered to become a Project Tiger tiger reserve because of the presence of Bengal tigers.