Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (मयुरेश्वर अभयारण्य) is a very small Wildlife Sanctuary near Pune in Supe village of Baramati district. This small region is a microhabitat for Chinkara – चिंकारा (Indian Gazelle) .
Other animals species are Jungle Fox, Jackal, Wolf, Hyena and few forest birds can also be seen like Eurasian Collared Dove, White-throated Kingfisher, Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark, Great grey Shrike, Laughing Dove, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Indian Silverbills, Big Eagle, Babblers, etc.
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| Chinkara (Indian Gazelle) |
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| Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Supe village |
How to reach Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary from Pune:
Go towards Solapur Highway, cross Hadapsar, Manjri, Loni Kalbhor till Yavat village. Travel straight till you reach Chowphule village juction (Left turn over the bridge goes for Ahmednagar and right to Satara), Take right turn to go to Supe village approx 6-7 kms.After crossing small ghat you will reach "Supe". Take right hand road and drive more 2 Kms, we can see small tea stalls on left side and on right side there is entrance for sanctuary.
Where to Stay in Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary:
Forest authorities are now providing stay facilities for overnight in Sanctuary so that interested visitors will be able to spend more time in observing the behaviour of wild animals.
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After reaching the Sanctuary the person in the check post requested to make a entry with check-in time and took 100 Rs for me and my Camera. He allowed me to take my bike inside the Sanctuary from the road which is used by Forest vehicle and my first wild life journey begin with Chinkara in wild forest.
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As I explored the
sanctuary, I saw few varieties of forest birds, Big Eagles etc. The landscapes
were too beautiful. After keeping the bike at one place I headed towards the "Machaan",
which is a watching point to see animals, climbed up and the view from top was amazing.
Took rest for half an hour and enjoyed bread jam and Orange.
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Around 11.30 Am I decided to return and reached back home by 1 PM. I was really happy to see Indian Gazella in wild and it was indeed a scenic and awesome wildlife wander!!
Similar place of interest near Pune:
Forest authorities are now providing stay facilities for overnight in Sanctuary so that interested visitors will be able to spend more time in observing the behaviour of wild animals.
It was a solo bike ride on 1st January 2015 from Pune, started at 6 AM from my home (Kondhwa) and reached Sanctuary around 7:30 AM. I missed the sunrise due to unpredictable rain and fog near Yavat village but found few birds like Indian Roller, Eurasian Collared Dove on the Ghat just before Supe village.
After reaching the Sanctuary the person in the check post requested to make a entry with check-in time and took 100 Rs for me and my Camera. He allowed me to take my bike inside the Sanctuary from the road which is used by Forest vehicle and my first wild life journey begin with Chinkara in wild forest.
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| Entrance to Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary |
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| Chinkara (Indian Gazelle) |
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| Machaan - Watching point in Sanctuary |
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| Myself on Machaan |
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| Bird nest in Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary |
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Great grey shrike bird
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| Eurasian Collared Dove bird |
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| My ride Partner |
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