Dhenkanal Forest Range — Attraction in Odisha

Dhenkanal Forest Division has been established during the year 1948 having three Sub-divisions namely Dhenkanal, Kamakshyanagar and Hindol of Dhenkanal District.The Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Southern Hill Range of Dhenkanal Forest Division under Angul Circle in the State of Odisha.The Sanctuary is quite rich in biodiversity having significant genetic and ecological importance.Kapilash is the paradise of tourists.Important fauna of the Sanctuary includes, Leopard, Elephant, Sambar, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Bear, Pangolin, Peacocks and a wide variety...

The forest has antiquity. There is mention of its immense density in the accounts of John Beames, the British civil servant. The forests around Dhenkanal was so dense that a doctor who had mistakenly given poison to the king was never heard of after he escaped into the vicinity of his habitat. Unfortunately, the forests are being depleted very fast. One can image what a cradle in the lap of nature Dhenkanal would have been in the olden days, given the relics of the...

The forest at Dhenkanal adjacent to the palace of the former ruler of Dhenkanal and the IIMC campus. It is full of birds of different types and sizes. At present, under the inexorable pressure of urbanisation, much of the wild life has becme scarce. Monkeys, mostly of the langur family, can be seen in plenty. There are snakes and jackle too. At places, the forest quite dense and the few hills around...