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Lotus, the state flower Lone Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus), the state animal, in Nagarahole National Park The tiger (Panthera tigris).Karnataka has around 10% of the tiger population in India Dodda Alada Mara, a giant 400-year-old banyan near Bangalore Peacock (Pavo cristatus) in Bandipur National Park The Malabar gliding frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus) found in the Western Ghats ...
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. [1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government.
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 ...
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 South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India. [11] The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
At least 239 Florida panthers have died in vehicular collisions in the past 10 years, according to Panther Crossing, an organization dedicated to reducing deaths of the animals due to cars. The ...
Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka state of South India. It is located in Kodagu district and is spread over 105 km². It borders with Ranipuram hills and Kottencheri hills in Kasaragod district of Kerala.
Wildlife conservators found 500 pounds of pythons in a single day last month in Collier County, Florida. The 11 Burmese pythons were found Feb. 21 in three different breeding aggregations, or ...