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Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Gautam Buddha) is a wildlife sanctuary located in Gaya district of Bihar state and Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state in east-central India. The refuge was established in 1976, and covers an area of 259 km². Prior to becoming a wildlife refuge, the area was a private hunting reserve.〔Negi, Sharad Singh (2002). ''Handbook of National Parks, Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves in India.'' Indus Publishing. pp. 94〕 The refuge covers portions of the Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests and Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forests ecoregions. Plant communities include dry and moist sal ''(Shorea robusta)'' forests, ravine thorn forest, and tropical dry riverine forest.〔Negi, Sharad Singh (2002). ''Handbook of National Parks, Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves in India.'' Indus Publishing. pp. 94〕 Fauna include tigers, leopard, wolf, sloth bear, chital, chinkara, and many species of birds. The sanctuary has a rest house. The refuge is 65 km southeast of Gaya, which has a railway station and airport. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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