Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary

Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, a vital site for in-situ preservation of natural life and its environment in the province of Odisha is home to a massive exhibit of biodiversity, more than 40 types of warm blooded animals, 234 types of winged creatures, 41 types of reptiles, 12 types of creatures of land and water, 42 types of fishes, 39 types of odonates, 85 types of butterflies and 38 types of creepy crawlies and critical in the national setting as a result of noteworthy populace of Schedule-I species like Leopard, Indian Gaur and Four-horned Antelope. The fauna incorporates Indian panther, Indian elephant, sambar, chital, and gaur. The asylum is bordered on the east and north by the tremendous man-influenced water to collection of Hirakud repository, consequently framing one of the chosen few havens in the state supporting both earthbound and sea-going biodiversity; which additionally draws in a critical number of transitory waterfowl amid winter; and furthermore this Wildlife Sanctuary is home to more than 250 plant species, a considerable lot of which have ethno-plant and therapeutic esteem.