Details of Wildlife Sanctuaries (with major information) No. Name State District Latitude Longitude Year Area (Km2) Major Tourism Contact s of Biological Informatio details Estd. Component n 1. Adichunc Karnataka Mandya 12.97271944 76.75505 1981 0.84 The Various hunagiri sanctuary hotel and Peacock houses resorts are Wildlife animals like available for Sanctuary Bonnet accommoda Macaque, tion Fruit Bat, Jungle Cat, Common Mongoose and Hare. The sanctuary has an interesting butterfly and bird variety. 2. Arabithitt Karnataka Mysore 12.32388333 76.41217778 1985 13.5 Includes With forest u Wildlife eucalyptus guests Sanctuary and forest houses and woods and hotel animals like services all Panther, fox the and spotted enhancemen deer. Scrub ts are forests and accessible in plantations Mysore City surround this and Hunsur area. Town for the guests. 3. Attiveri Karnataka Uttara 15.07825833 75.03741667 1994 2.22 Birds The best Bird Kannada inhabiting time to visit Wildlife this area the Sanctuary include cattle sanctuary is egret, Indian between and little November cormorants, and March. black-headed ibis, Eurasian spoonbill, pie d and white- throated kingfishers, I ndian grey hornbill and barn swallow. 4. Bhadra Karnataka Chikma 13.56579722 75.60977222 1974 492.46 A diverse Various Wildlife galur & range of kinds of Sanctuary Shimoga wildlife is dormitory found in the and suite sanctuary accommoda like elephant, tion are gaur, tiger, available at panther, different sambar, locations spotted deer, within mouse deer, Bhadra barking deer, Wildlife sloth bear, Sanctuary, wild boar, all are wild dog, owned by mongoose, the state porcupine, Forest jackal, and Department. the common The langur. activities in Bhadra Bhadra Wildlife Wildlife Sanctuary Sanctuary houses more include than 250 wildlife species of viewing on bird life. jeeps, Some of water-based them are the adventures, ruby-throated trekking, bulbul, island shama, camping, Malabar bird whistling watching thrush, four and rock species of climbing. hornbill, Best season racquet- to visit tailed Bhadra drongo, and Wildlife the paradise Sanctuary is flycatcher. between October and March. 5. Bhimgad Karnataka Belgau 15.54233056 74.35083333 2010 190.42 The Bhimgad Wildlife m forests are Sanctuary notable for the Barapede caves, the only known breeding area of the Wrought on’s free- tailed bat, a threatened species on the verge of extinction. The sanctuary is home to tigers, leop ards, gaur, sloth bears, samba r, spotted deer, chital, foxes, wild dogs, king cobras elepha nts, and other threate ned species of mammals, birds and reptiles. The forests are a part of vitaltiger corridors – one linking the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and Radhana gri Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra and the other linking Dandeli and the Molem Wildlife Sanctuary 6. Biligiri Karnataka Chamar 11.94341667 77.15980833 1987 539.52 The most Rangaswa ajanagar conspicuous my mammals in Temple the BR Hills (B.R.T.) are the herds Wildlife of Sanctuary wild elephant s. The BR hill is the only forest east of the main Western Ghats mountain ranges in the central southern peni nsula to harbor these pachyderms in large numbers. A recent survey has revealed the presence of 17 tigers in this sanctuary. The forests are well known for many gaurs, the largest bovin es. BR hills are a good place for viewing many other large and small animals. There are about 26 species of mammals recorded in the sanctuary. The other mammals include samb ar, chital, the shy barking deer which are quite common here and the rare four- horned antelope. Carnivores include tigers, leopar ds, wild dogs, lesser cats and sloth bears and among arbor eal mammals ’ two species of primates a nd three species of squirrels i ncluding the giant flying squirrel are recorded. 7. Brahmagir Karnataka Kodagu 11.95046944 75.89677222 1974 181.29 Animals Gonikoppal i Wildlife found at is the Sanctuary Brahmagiri nearest plac Wild Life e with Sanctuary decent include hotels Tiger, in Karnatak Leopard, a side. Leopard cat, While trekki Gaur, ng from Kar Elephant, nataka side, Jungle cat, Narimale Wild Pig, Estate Guest Wild dog, house is sloth bear, the place of Sambar, stay. If you Spotted deer, are Lion-tailed approaching Macaque, from Kerala Nilgiri side, langur, at Thirunelli Slender loris, itself you Bonnet can get macaque, hotels for common food and langur, stay. The Barking forest guest Deer, Mouse house Deer, at Thirunelli Malabar also offers Giant stay. Squirrel, Mananthava Giant flying dy is the squirrel, nearest plac Nilgiri e with marten, decent Common hotels otter, Brown in Kerala si Mongoose, de. Civets, Porcupine and Pangolin. Cobra, King Cobra and Python are some of the snakes found in the Brahmagiri Wild Life Sanctuary. 8. Cauvery Karnataka Mysore, 12.09742778 77.5666 1987 1027.53 It is home to One of the Wildlife Bangalo mammals best ways to Sanctuary re & like elephant, sight Mandya wild wildlife here boar, leopard is to stay at , dhole, spott Jungle ed Lodges and deer, barking Resorts’ deer, four- Bheemeshw horned ari antelope, che Adventure vrotain, com and Nature mon Camp, a langur, bonn Karnataka et macaque, Tourism honey badger undertaking (ratel), that offers malabar log huts and giant tented squirrel, cottages smooth- scenically coated overlooking otter, and Gri the river. zzled giant There’s also squirrel. The a satellite river cauvery camp at also houses Doddamaka various li, which species of falls further reptiles like upstream. the Mugger The JLR crocodile, brand has Indian mud opened up turtles, and wildlife various watching in species of the state snakes. This admirably is also one of by the few providing places to reliable find mahseer infrastructur fish e in spectacular locations 9. Chincholi Karnataka Gulbarg 17.37283889 77.46806667 2012 134.88 Wildlife a & Sanctuary Yadgir 10. Dandeli Karnataka Uttara 15.11701389 74.54435 1987 886.41 The forest is Completely Wildlife Kannada also home to furnished- Sanctuary fauna like tented black buck, cottages common fox, with four-horned attached antelope, frui baths. t bat, hyena, Rooms at Indian wolf, spacious panther and lodge. wild boar. Safaris in Over 35 open jeeps species of into the birds, Dandeli including Wildlife black Sanctuary drongo, accompanie black-winged d by trained kite, naturalists blossom- are the best headed way to view parakeet, wildlife at blue pigeon, Dandeli. black-headed oriole and grey patridge are also found in the 11. Daroji Karnataka Bellary 15.25699722 76.591025 1992 82.72 region. Availability Bear of Forest Wildlife Guest Sanctuary House, Kamalapur and Gunda Forest Guest House; Vyasanaker e near Hospet. 12. Ghataprab Karnataka Belgau 16.22296111 74.74531389 1974 29.79 Dandeli is a HPC guest ha Bird m natural house, HPC; Wildlife habitat for Kamalapura Sanctuary wildlife. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is home to tigers, leopards, black panthers, elephants, gaur, deer, antelopes, many kinds of reptiles like Crocodiles and various kinds of snakes. 13. Gudavi Karnataka Shimoga 14.43859722 75.01840556 1989 0.73 Sloth bear PWD guest Bird and many house Wildlife other Kamalapura Sanctuary mammals. 14. Gudekote Karnataka Bellary 0 0 2013 38.48 Different KSTDC’s Sloth Bear bird species Mayur Wildlife like Bhuvanesh Sanctuary the demoisell wari, e crane and Kamalapura European .;“Vaikunth white stork a” TB board are seen here. guesthouse Hospet and many other private hotels. 15. Male Karnataka Chamar 12.03075833 77.59295833 2013 906.19 Guduvi is Mahadesh ajanagar one of the 5 wara famous bird Wildlife sanctuaries Sanctuary of Karnataka. According to the survey done in 1993, it is told that 191 varieties of birds are found at Gudavi Bird Sanctuary. Some important birds that are found at Gudavi include White Pebis, Stone Bill, Egret, Cormorant, Snake bird, Heron etc. A platform is built here for a closer look of birds. 16. Melkote Karnataka Mandya 12.71991667 76.58765833 1974 49.82 Hotel Temple accommoda Wildlife tions are Sanctuary available. Best time to visit October to May. 17. Mookamb Karnataka Udipi 13.82335833 74.79268611 1974 370.37 Accommod ika ations are Wildlife not Sanctuary available at Gudavi Bird Sanctuary. You will need to stay at Sagar or Shimoga. 18. Nugu Karnataka Mysore 11.91123056 76.45078333 1974 30.32 Mammals of Wildlife Melkote Sanctuary Temple Wildlife Sanctuary include Leopard, Wolf, Jungle Cat, Indian fox, Black Buck, Spotted Deer, Wild Pig, Bonnet Macaque, Langur and Pangolin. 19. Pushpagiri Karnataka Kodagu 12.629725 75.63091111 1987 102.96 The Wildlife & sanctuary Sanctuary Dakshin houses a animals like Kannada Slender loris, lion-tailed macaque, sambar, chital, sloth bear, gaur, wild pig, barking deer, otter, porcupine, tiger and leopard. 20. Ranebenn Karnataka Dharwa 14.61412778 75.71816389 1974 119 The Best time to ur Black d sanctuary visit Buck houses October to Wildlife animals like April. Sanctuary Elephant, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Wild Pig, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Jackal, Hare, Common Mongoose, Common Otter, Small Indian Civet, Common Palm Civet and Porcupine. 21. Ranganath Karnataka Mysore 12.42409722 76.65368056 1940 0.67 Indian Wild Best time to ittu Bird Dog, Brown visit the Wildlife Palm Civet, sanctuary i Sanctuary Indian Giant s between Squirrel, November Indian Hare, and April. Spotted Deer, Sambar, Indian Muntjac, Gaur, Asian Elephant, Wild Pig, Giant Flying Squirrel, Travancore Flying, Otter species, Stripe- necked mongoose and mouse deer are some of the animal species found here. Three species of primates found here are common langur, bonnet macaque and lion-tailed macaque. Birds like the Nilgiri wood-pigeon and Near threatened species like grey-breasted laughing thrush, black and orange flycatcher and Nilgiri flycatcher are found in this sanctuary. 22. Ramadeva Karnataka Ramana 0 0 2012 3.46 The ra Betta gara sanctuary is Vulture popular for Wildlife its blackbuck Sanctuary and wolf populations. Other animal in the sanctuary include Wild Pig, Fox, Jackal, Langur, Porcupine, Common Mongoose, Hare and Pangolin.