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These forests support 25% of the elephant population and 20% of the tiger population of India. Many regions of Karnataka are still unexplored and new species of flora and fauna are still found. The mountains of the Western Ghats in the western region of Karnataka are a biodiversity hotspot. Two sub-clusters of the Western Ghats, Talacauvery and ...
Hogrekan in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka is a biodiversity heritage site. It was declared as a biodiversity heritage site on 5 June, World Environment Day by the Karnataka State Forest Department and the Biodiversity Board. [1] Hogrekan is located in Taluka Kaduru, where it covers a total area of 2508.06 acres.
The campus comprises 412 acres of land. [3] The campus was declared as a biodiversity heritage site in 2010 by the Karnataka Biodiveristy Board. [3] [4] The university has engaged in development of various agro and biotech research plots, as well as nurturing its landscape to support a diverse range of flora and fauna.
Karnataka: Shimoga: 3,857.12 ha (38.5712 km 2) A revenue land located between Sharavathi and Someshwara wildlife sanctuaries. Has Shola vegetation and grasslands. [2] [3] [5] 5 Mundigekere lake Karnataka: Uttara Kannada: Sirsi Sonda Bird sanctuary [6] 6 Zooribetta Karnataka: Koppal [6] 7 Siddarabetta Karnataka: Tumakuru [6] 8 Ramanagara hill ...
Sri Ananth Hegde Ashisara is an environmentalist from Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, India and Chairman, Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Government of Karnataka.
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.
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 ...
On 15 December 2012, the Karnataka Wildlife Board recommended that Bisle Reserve Forest, along with Kaginahare and Kanchankumari reserve forests to the north, be included in Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. The Ministry of Environment and Forests also supported the proposal.