Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary:
Environmentalists recently expressed serious concern over the approval of an eco-tourism resort project on the Surla plateau, stating that the project area falls within a critical tiger habitat within the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary.It is located in the northern part of Goa in the Western Ghats.
It spreads over an area of 208 sq.km. and derives its name from the Mhadei river, which flows across this Sanctuary.
There are a number of picturesque waterfalls within the sanctuary boundaries. The most prominent are the Vazra Sakla Falls and the Virdi Falls.
The three highest peaks of Goa, Sonsogod (1027 m), Talvche Sada (812 m), and Vagheri (725 m), are located within this Sanctuary.
