Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary

Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary situated in south-east portion of Pratapgarh district Rajasthan, and has been declared as the protected forest area vide Government of Rajasthan. Sita Mata Sanctuary is a dense forest land which is about forty percent of the total land area of this developing district. Sita Mata Wild life Sanctuary is the chief attraction in Pratapgarh. The landscape of the area is rising and falling because of the confluence of three different geological formations- Malwa Plateau, Vindhyachal Hills and Aravali ranges.
There are stories of the mythical Epic from The Ramayana is associated with the sanctuary as Hanuman and Sitamata temples and other places of historical and mythological importance are found here and the designation of the sanctuary has been named after it.

Birds like Grey jungle fowl, Aravlli red spur fowl, yellow footed Green Pigeon, Alexandrine parakeet, Stork-billed kingfisher, Indian pitta, Black -headed oriole, Indian paradise Flycatcher, Black lored tit, Purple-rumped sun bird, Monarach, ultra-marine verditor flycatchers etc. can be seen in sylvan environs of the Sitamata .Lesser Floricans are worth seeing over here during mansoon at eastern outskirts of Sanctuary Sitamata Sanctuary is very rich in floral elements too.
It is famous for climbers, lianas, tuberous plants and orchids ,Leea macrophylla, costus species, Firmiame locorata,Buchanania lanzan,Oroxylum indicum, Steeospermum shaveolens, Euphorbia acanalis, Neurocanthus spliocrostachys, Artennisiani lagirica, Nervilia aragoane , Vanda tessellata, Curcuma pseudomontana, Peperomia pellucida ,etc.are important rare species as far as Rajasthan is concern. These species are fairly in good number over here. Sitamata is also rich in Ferns and Bryophyte.