Purna Wild Life Sanctuary, Dangs, Gujarat

Purna Sanctuary is a part of dense moist deciduous forests in the District of Dangs which happens to be an extension of the Western Ghats and supports gamut of flora and fauna of very high evolutionary value. The Sanctuary, along with Vansda National Park, is the only Protected Area in South Gujarat for conserving diverse biological resources. Declared as Sanctuary in July, 1990 and drained by rivers Purna and Gira and spread over an area of 160 sq. km.; the Sanctuary harbors 110 species of plants, 24 species of mammals, 18 species of reptiles, 142 species of birds, 116 species of Spiders and more than 3000 species of insects. Major animal species include Leopard, Barking deer, Macaques, Four horned antelope, Sambhar, Hyena, Herpetofauna and Flying squirrel.

Mahal forest in the Protected Area is one of the thickest forests in the State. There are 26 villages on the periphery of Purna WLS. Dhulda is a village surrounded on all sides from sanctuary. Rests of the villages are legally outside sanctuary area but actually are inside the Protected Area. Post monsoon to winter is the best time to visit the Sanctuary.