Global Information Lookup Global Information

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary information


Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Landscape of Shola Forests,Pushpagiri WLS
Map showing the location of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationSomwarpet, Kodagu district, Karnataka, India
Nearest citySomwarpet
Coordinates12°35′0″N 75°40′0″E / 12.58333°N 75.66667°E / 12.58333; 75.66667
Area102 km2
Established1987[citation needed]
Governing bodyKarnataka Forest Department

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, India.

This sanctuary is located in Somwarpet taluk of the Kodagu district. It is home to rare and endangered birdlife.[1] The Kadamakkal reserve forest is a part of the sanctuary. Pushpagiri (Kumara Parvatha) is the highest peak in it. The sanctuary adjoins Bisle reserve forest to the north and Kukke Subramanya forest range to the west.

Mandalpatti peak, Kote betta and Makkalagudi betta are mountains fall in the sanctuary. Mallalli falls and Kote abbe waterfalls (also called as Mukkodlu falls) are located inside the sanctuary. The Pushpagiri Wildlife Sancutuary has been proposed as one of the World Heritage Site.[2]

  1. ^ "BirdLife IBA Factsheet - Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary". Retrieved 1 February 2007.
  2. ^ "Western Ghats—Talacauvery Sub-Cluster (with Six Site Elements)". Retrieved 1 February 2007.

and 29 Related for: Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary information

Request time (Page generated in 0.829 seconds.)

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

Last Update:

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, India. This sanctuary is located in Somwarpet taluk of the Kodagu district...

Word Count : 215

List of wildlife sanctuaries of India

Last Update:

Wildlife Sanctuary Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary Rangayyanadurga...

Word Count : 2223

Pushpagiri

Last Update:

dictionary. Pushpagiri may refer to: Pushpagiri Vihara, an ancient Buddhist monastery in Odisha, India Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka...

Word Count : 93

Kodagu district

Last Update:

here. It has three wildlife sanctuaries; Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary and Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, one National Park;...

Word Count : 3749

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

Last Update:

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area and tiger reserve as part of the Project Tiger, situated in Chikkamagaluru district, 23 km (14 mi) south...

Word Count : 1632

North Western Ghats montane rain forests

Last Update:

of Pushpagiri be included in Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. The Ministry of Environment and Forests also supported the proposal. In May 2014 wildlife biologist...

Word Count : 531

Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary

Last Update:

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...

Word Count : 130

Wildlife of Karnataka

Last Update:

elephant, gaur, leopard, spotted deer and common palm civet. Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is in Kodagu district and is spread over 102.59 square kilometres...

Word Count : 5644

Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

Last Update:

Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kodagu District, Karnataka State, India, within the Western Ghats and about 250 km from Bangalore. The sanctuary derives...

Word Count : 176

Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

Last Update:

The Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Ramanagar districts of Karnataka, India. The Cauvery River...

Word Count : 2064

Bisle Reserve Forest

Last Update:

Subramanya forest range to the southwest. To the south it adjoins Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in Kodagu district. Bisle Reserve forest and the reserve forests...

Word Count : 606

Madikeri

Last Update:

General Thimmaiah War Museum Abbey Falls Mandalpatti view point Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary India portal Hassan Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Mangalore...

Word Count : 986

Kumaradhara River

Last Update:

chief tributary of Netravati river. Kumaradhara originates in Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in Kodagu district, at an elevation of 1600 metres above mean...

Word Count : 256

List of peaks in the Western Ghats

Last Update:

217564111; 75.608815000 33 Kumara Parvata 1,712 m (5,617 ft) Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka 12°40′00″N 75°41′00″E / 12.66667°N 75.68333°E /...

Word Count : 55

List of peaks in the Karnataka

Last Update:

1,748 m (5,735 ft) Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Kodagu Kumara Parvata 1,712 m (5,617 ft) Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Kodagu B R Hills 1,707 m (5,600 ft)...

Word Count : 167

Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary

Last Update:

Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats, in Khanapur Taluk of Belgavi District near Jamboti Village, Karnataka state, India...

Word Count : 678

Hassan district

Last Update:

Kanchankumari reserve forests cover portions the Bisle Ghat, and adjoin Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in Kodagu. Hassan district is located on the leeward side of...

Word Count : 2231

Tourism in India by state

Last Update:

Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary; Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary; Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary; Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary; Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary; Someshwara...

Word Count : 13122

Gudekote Wildlife Sanctuary

Last Update:

Sloth Bear Sanctuary, thereby increasing the total area of the sanctuary to 167.59 km2 (64.71 sq mi). This is the second wildlife sanctuary declared in...

Word Count : 489

Tourism in Karnataka

Last Update:

Wildlife Sanctuary: Melukote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary: This is located in Mandya district Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary Pushpagiri Wildlife...

Word Count : 8440

Kushalanagar

Last Update:

students receive military training. Harangi Dam Nisargadhama Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Dubare Elephant Camp Mallalli Falls KSRTC has a bus station...

Word Count : 826

Shanivarsanthe

Last Update:

for the Indian Army was born here. Mallalli falls Bisle ghat Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Manjarabad Fort Madikeri Somwarpet Mangalore Virajpet "Census...

Word Count : 189

List of mountains by elevation

Last Update:

Parvata 1,712 5,617 Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India Pushpagiri 1,712 5,617 Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India Mount Lowe 1,707 5,600 San Gabriel...

Word Count : 176

Bisle

Last Update:

forest range to the southwest. To the south it merges with Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary of Kodagu district. Around 24 km from Bisle towards Kukke Subramanya...

Word Count : 479

Bird sanctuaries and conservation reserves in Karnataka

Last Update:

(14,500 sq mi) (19.58%). Karnataka state has 5 Tiger Reserves, 30 wildlife sanctuaries and 15 conservation reserves. Following is the list of Protected...

Word Count : 291

South Western Ghats montane rain forests

Last Update:

Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary with 250 km2 (97 sq mi), Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary with 190 km2 (73 sq mi), Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary with 60 km...

Word Count : 877

Chandragiri River

Last Update:

flows through the Malenadu region of Karnataka passing the Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary and flowing through several hilly towns in Kodagu and Dakshina...

Word Count : 508

Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary

Last Update:

Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located in Ballari district in Karnataka. This is Asia's first sloth bear sanctuary. It is spread over 82.72 km2 (31.94 sq mi)...

Word Count : 590

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Last Update:

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka), is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of Karnataka in India. It is the largest...

Word Count : 1029

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net