Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary in Latehar covers 63.256 sq km and holds 78 wolf breeding dens across 13 protected forests

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Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary in Latehar covers 63.256 sq km and holds 78 wolf breeding dens across 13 protected forests

Background

Among the protected areas of Jharkhand now open for the season is the Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary.
Its total forest area is 63.256 sq km, in the Mahuadanr CD Block of Latehar district.
It was declared on 23 June 1976 through a Bihar government gazette notification.
A wildlife census identified 78 wolf breeding dens across 13 protected forests in the sanctuary.
Most of its forest is surrounded by crop fields, and some areas connect with the Baresanr range and the Kusumi range of Ambikapur Forest Division in Chhattisgarh.
The Burha river drains the valley and the Lodh Fall lies on it.
Surveys recorded 27 mammal, 19 bird, 18 reptile, 8 amphibian and 30 butterfly species, and the sanctuary is administered by the Deputy Director, South Division, Medininagar, within the Palamau Tiger Reserve Circle.

Forest area: 63.256 sq km Wolf breeding dens: 78 across 13 protected forests Declared on: 23 June 1976

Why it matters for exams: A sanctuary declared specifically for the Indian wolf is unusual, and the Lodh Fall on the Burha is a separate geography question.

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20 October 2026 Source: Jharkhand Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department

In plain words

CD Block Community Development Block — An administrative unit below the district used for rural development work.