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The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a major river flowing across Southern India.It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari and Krishna.The catchment area of the Kaveri basin is estimated to be 81,155 km 2 (31,334 sq mi) and encompasses the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and the union territory of Puducherry.
The sanctuary, established on 14 January 1987 under Section 18 of the Wildlife Protection Act 1973, is spread over an area of 1,027.53 square kilometres (396.73 sq mi) [3] It lies in an elevation range of 125–1,514 metres (410–4,967 ft) ("Ponnachi Betta" is the highest mountain in the centre of the sanctuary [4]) with its northern and southern boundary delimited by the Cauvery River on the ...
The Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] Sanctuary is named as it is located above the north of Cauvery river in Tamil Nadu state and south of river connects to the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary of Karnataka state.
Native to streams and rivers in India, the only surviving wild population is in the Cauvery River, leading to its IUCN rating as vulnerable. [1] It is widely aquafarmed, and introduced populations exist outside its native range. [1] [2] It reaches a maximum length of 1 m (3.3 ft). [3] This species and Cirrhinus mrigala are considered distinct.
River Cauvery gushing through the deep and narrow gorge in Mekadatu, Karnataka. Narrow Flow Path of Cauvery at Mekedaatu. At Mekedaatu, the Kaveri runs through a deep, narrow ravine of hard granite rock. The river, which is more than 150 meters wide at the confluence (at Sangama) flows through the hardly 10-meter-wide gorge at Mekedatu. [3]
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka), [2] is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state, [3] 40 acres (16 ha) in area, [4] and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river. [5]
Aug. 6—New sightings of an alligator Sunday in the Kiski River have prompted officials and volunteers to focus their search in a new area in hopes of catching the wayward reptile. Kiski Area ...
Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustris (Coorg night frog or sacred swamp wrinkled frog) is a species of frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae from India. The specific name, sanctipalustris, "holy swamp" in Latin, refers to the type locality, "the sacred swamps of the Cauvery (river)...