Nagzira Wild Life Sanctuary, Gondia, Maharashtra India

The sanctuary is 40 km away from Gondia and 100 km away from Nagpur. Nearest convinient railway station is Gondia.

The sactuary has an area 152.81 sq. km.  This sanctuary is locked in the arms of nature and adorned with picturesque landscape, luxirous vegetation.  It has got immense potentials from biodiversity conservation point of view.

The sanctuary has diverse type of vegetation ranging from dry mixed forest to moist forest.  Forest type is southern tropical dry decidious forest.  The major tree species are teak, ain, haldu, dhawda, Tendu, Moha etc.

The vertebrate fauna of sanctuary includes 166 species of birds, 36 species of reptiles, and 34 species of mammals like Tiger, Panther, Jungle cat, Wolf, Jackel etc.

The sactuary has got immense potentials for providing wildlife education.  Nearly 30000 tourists visits this sanctuary annually.

For accomodation there are facilities of rest house, holiday homes, tent house, hyouth hostel.

Five watch cabins are four watch towers are located for wild life conservation.            Besides above these two center there are various other tourist and religious places in the district.