Answer: Odisha
Notes: On Independence Day, sambar and barking deer were released in Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary. It is located in Khurda district, Odisha, marking the northeastern limits of the Eastern Ghats. The sanctuary, established in 1982, is home to many threatened wild animals and birds. The climate is tropical, with summer, rainy season, and winter. The flora includes a mix of evergreen and deciduous vegetation, with species like Dhaman, Kusum, and Thorny bamboo. The fauna includes elephants, chital, wild boar, rhesus monkey, sloth bear, Indian wolf, and hyena.
