About National Chambal Sanctuary:
- Location: It lies at the tri-junction of three states Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
- Other name: It is also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary.
- It is a tri-state protected riverine sanctuary along Chambal River and ravines.
- The main focus of the sanctuary is to protect the critically endangered Gharial, Red-crowned roof turtle & endangered Ganges dolphin.
- It supports the largest population of Gharials in the wild.
- It is listed as an important bird area (IBA).
- Topography: The topography is full of ravines, hills & sandy beaches.
- Vegetation: It is part of the Kathiar-Gir dry deciduous forest ecoregion.
- Fauna: It is home to mugger crocodile, smooth-coated otters, Striped Hyena & Indian wolfs are also found here.
- It also supports Indian narrow-headed soft shell turtle, three- striped roof turtle & crowned river turtle.
