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Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, [4] in Mandya district, is spread over 0.88 square kilometres (0.34 sq mi). It was created mainly for the conservation of peacocks. It also houses nearly 250 other species of birds. [5] Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary [6] is in Mysore district and is spread over 13.5 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi). This park ...
Chundikkulam National Park, Sri Lanka (196 km 2) Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka (82.72 km 2) Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka (29.8 km 2) [5] Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra (8,496 km 2, extension 400 km 2) [6] Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra 230 km 2; Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh (357.6 km 2) [7]
The Karnataka Forest Department (KFD), the Mandya Zilla Panchayath, the Department of Minor Irrigation and Department of Fisheries and the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) have supported the Local Village Level Committee and NGO organizations to conserve and develop all facilities for the birds.
Karnataka is a state in India with rich archaeological and ecological heritage. 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.
All wildlife in sanctuaries are protected but the habitat is only protected in state-owned land, allowing human activities to continue on privately owned land. [1] Activities prohibited in sanctuaries include hunting, killing or removing any wild animal; destroying eggs/nests of birds and reptiles; disturbing of wild animals; and interfering in ...
Sri Lanka is known to be home to 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri Lankan hemipterans are recorded in the book Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka comprises 74 species in 46 genera and 6 families of aphids within the order Hemiptera. 2 endemic aphid species are found on Sri Lanka
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is the biodiversity hotspot. Most of the area consists the wet deciduous forest , moist deciduous forest and green forests . [ 5 ] Elevations ranging from 615 m (2,018 ft) to 1,875 m (6,152 ft) above MSL allows a variety of ecotypes including the unique shola forest / mountain grasslands complex at Bababudan Giri and ...
The Loris, found only in Sri Lanka and South India, is related to the Lemurs of Madagascar. The connection to India led to a commonality of species, e.g. freshwater fish, the now extinct Sri Lankan Gaur (Bibos sinhaleyus) and the Sri Lankan Lion (Panthera leo sinhaleyus). [5] The island was connected, off and on at least 17 times in the past ...