Answer: 9
Notes: Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It spreads over an area of 159 sq km. It was established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1976. This sanctuary is located between Mahananda and Teesta river in the Terai plains of Darjeeling. It includes nine major forest ranges i.e. Kalijhora, Latpanchor, Punding, Sukuna, Gulma, Toribari, Sevoke, Seventh Mile and Latlong. The Terai belt of the sanctuary is an important corridor for elephants migrating from Nepal through West Bengal to Assam. Bengal Tiger, elephants, bison, spotted deer, rare mountain goat, porcupines, hornbill, swallow, swift, sun bird, etc are found here.
