[1] It was created in 1986 to preserve some of the coastal woodland ecosystem of the Western Ghats and consists of 6,979 ha (17,250 acres) of forest, grasslands and wetlands.

[2] The Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary is located some 140 km (87 mi) from Mumbai.

Before independence this sanctuary was private hunting Game reserve of Siddhi Nawab of Janjira State in Murud-Janjira.

The sanctuary has a small population of Indian giant squirrel which is fragmented from the Western ghats.

The White-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) which is noted as critically endangered is also found in the sanctuary.