NATIONAL CHAMBAL SANCTUARY

Location: 400 kilometers of the River Chambal and two kilometers wide swathe of the ravines on either side of the river, downstream from the Kota barrage in Rajasthan.

This stretch of the river passes through Agra and Etawah districts of Uttar Pradesh, Morina & Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh, and Kota , Sawaimadhopur, and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan. The river forms a natural state boundary between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The Chambal Safari accesses the Sanctuary from Uttar Pradesh, at Nalgaon in Agra district.

The Sanctuary's lower limit is after Pachnanda near Bhareh where the river flows into Yamuna.

• Established in: 1979
  
• Area: 635 sq. km.
  
• IUCN Management Category: 1V ( Managed Nature Reserve )
  
• Biogeographical Province: Indus-Ganges Monsoon Forest.
  
• Legal Protection: Under Wildlife Protection Act of 1972
  
• Latitude: 15*15'-26*30'N
  
• Longitude: 76*40'-78*10'E
  
• Land Tenure: Government
  
• Species: Gharial, Marsh Crocodile, Smooth Coated Otter, Gangetic Dolphin, 8 species of turtles, 242 species of resident and migratory birds.
  
• Physical features: Perennial river bordered by steep ravines. Altitude 200-500 m.
  
• Vegetation: Shrubs in the ravines, prosopus julieflora, ber, sisam etc.
  
• Research &Breeding facilities: Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kukrail, Lucknow.
  
• Management Problems: Fishing, Turtle Poaching and illegal sand mining.