Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Iucn Category: | IV |
Map: | India West Bengal#India |
Location: | West Bengal, India |
Nearest City: | Fraserganj |
Coordinates: | 21.6637°N 88.3288°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Area: | 38km2 |
Established: | 1976 |
Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. The wildlife in this sanctuary includes estuarine crocodiles, olive ridley sea turtles, spotted deer, jungle cats and rhesus macaques.
The tropical wetland forest consists of mangrove vegetation that provides a dense cover along the habitat.[2]