Radhanagari is a town and the headquarters of Radhanagari tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 in Radhanagari subdivision of Kolhapur district

Kolhapur District

Kolhapur district is located in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. The district had a population of 3,523,162 of which 29.81% were urban as of 2001...

 in the India

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States and territories of India

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 of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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Radhanagri Wildlife Sanctuary

Radhanagri Wildlife Sanctuary

Radhanagri Wildlife Sanctuary, is the first wildlife sanctuary of Maharashtra India, was notified in 1958. It lies at the southern end of the Sahyadri sub-cluster and is popularly known as "Bison Sanctuary" as the Indian Bison or gaur is the flagship species of the area.It consists of the...

is located between two major reservoirs, "Shahu sagar" and "Laxmi sagar". The entire protected area is undulating with steep escarpments. The soil is reddish and lateritic. High percentage of bauxite ore is found in Plateaus or "sadas". Its coverage crea: 351.16-km²

Transport

By Rail: There is railway station at Kolhapur, which is 55 km away from the sanctuary

By Air: The nearest airport is at Kolhapur, 65-km away from this place.

By Road : Radhanagari is 55-km from Kolhapur on Kolhapur-Deogad state highway—Nearby Excursions : Dajipur reserve forest—Nearby Cities : Kolhapur

Flora

The important kinds of forests found are " Southern semi evergreen forest", " Southern Moist Mixed deciduous forest" and " Southern evergreen forest". The density of the forest crop in this area is between 0.4 to 0.9. The main species found over here are Anjani, Jambul, Hirda, Awala, Pisa, Ain, Kinjal, Amba, Kumbha, Bhoma, Chandala, Katak, Nana, Umbar, Jambha, Gela, Bibba, banana etc.

Fauna

It is well known for Bison (500). Other animals, sheltered in the sanctuary are Leopard, Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Sambar, Giant Squirrel and Wild Dogs. In recent years, Stripped Tigers were spotted in Dajipur forest.