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340:Eastern highlands moist deciduous forests
969:South Western Ghats montane rain forests
954:North Western Ghats montane rain forests
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412:Diospyros melanoxylon),
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702:Ratapani Tiger Reserve
684:Gugamal National Park
676:Melghat Tiger Reserve
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690:Panna National Park
611:. Plans to dam the
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217:critical/endangered
213:Conservation status
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562:(Eupodotis indica)
550:, are threatened.
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1065:Temperate
1039:Coniferous
755:References
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531:sloth bear
991:broadleaf
891:broadleaf
686:(1974 km)
545:blackbuck
257:Karnataka
222:Protected
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148:Geography
1266:Mangrove
1130:Savannas
743:See also
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367:Vidarbha
263:states.
1216:Flooded
1202:Western
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1171:Central
1156:Montane
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375:Kandesh
320:Gujarat
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161:Country
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606:Sanjay
604:, and
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377:. The
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285:graben
235:are a
171:States
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523:dhole
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241:India
165:India
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