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The sanctuary is located in Jagalur taluk, Davanagere district, Karnataka, India and covers an area of 77.24 km 2 (29.82 sq mi). [1]In 2017, to protect from commercial, industrial and other hazardous activities that cause damage to the ecosystem of the sanctuary, the Indian government tagged an area of 0.95 to 4.5 km from the boundary of the sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). [2]
The total geographical area of Karnataka is 191,976 square kilometres (74,122 sq mi) of which forest area is 37,550 square kilometres (14,500 sq mi) (19.58%). [1] Karnataka state has 5 Tiger Reserves, 30 wildlife sanctuaries and 15 conservation reserves. Following is the list of Protected Areas (PAs) for Birds in Karnataka.
Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary is situated north of Bandipur National Park in Mysore District of Karnataka, India.The northern part of Nugu WLS is occupied by the Nugu Reservoir. It serves as a home to many species of flora and fauna such as Dipterocarpus indicus, Calophyllum tomentosum, elephants, wild pigs, spotted deer, leopards, jungle cats, et
The Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kodagu District, Karnataka State, India, within the Western Ghats and about 250 km from Bengaluru. The sanctuary derives its name from the highest peak of the mountain range, Brahmagiri Peak. It was declared a sanctuary on June 5, 1974. [citation needed]
Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary covers an area of 13.5 sq. km. It is located in the Mysore district at Hunsur Taluk , Karnataka, and because of this, it is also known as Hunsur Territorial Range. Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary has a chain link installed by the Defense Research Development Organization of the Ministry of Defense to act as a ...
Other than antelopes, more than 20 mammal species including Leopard, Dhole and Sloth bear, 12 amphibian species, 20 reptile species and more than 160 bird species are also seen in the sanctuary. [4] The Indian egg-eating snake , which is endemic to the Indian subcontinent and declared as a Schedule-1 protected species by government of India ...
Gudekote Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located in Ballari district in Karnataka, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is spread over 38.48 km 2 (14.86 sq mi). The sanctuary was created exclusively for the preservation of the Indian sloth bear ( Melursus ursinus) and is Asia's second sloth bear sanctuary, the first being Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary .
The sanctuary lies in the Western Ghats in Udupi district of Karnataka. The sanctuary consists of an area of 274 km 2 (106 sq mi) was notified in the year 1974, by the Government of Karnataka vide notification AFD.48.FWL.74 dated 17 June 1974. [7] Kollur Mookambika Temple